The Lord of the Hallows: Christian Symbolism and Themes in J. K. Rowling’s Harry Potter - Softcover

Roper, Denise

 
9781432741129: The Lord of the Hallows: Christian Symbolism and Themes in J. K. Rowling’s Harry Potter
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1432741128 ISBN 13: 9781432741129
Verlag: Outskirts Press, 2009

Inhaltsangabe

THE LORD OF THE HALLOWS examines the Christian themes present in J. K. Rowling’s HARRY POTTER, and compares Rowling’s series with THE LORD OF THE RINGS by J. R. R. Tolkien and THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA by C. S. Lewis. This book also gives a fascinating explanation of the sources of Harry Potter’s subtle religious symbolism, which includes a study of iconography derived from the Bible, the writings of the Early Church Fathers, Ancient and Medieval bestiaries, Christian artwork, and the Arthurian quest for the Hallows of the Holy Grail.

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THE LORD OF THE HALLOWS examines the Christian themes present in J. K. Rowling's HARRY POTTER, and compares Rowling's series with THE LORD OF THE RINGS by J. R. R. Tolkien and THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA by C. S. Lewis. This book also gives a fascinating explanation of the sources of Harry Potter's subtle religious symbolism, which includes a study of iconography derived from the Bible, the writings of the Early Church Fathers, Ancient and Medieval bestiaries, Christian artwork, and the Arthurian quest for the Hallows of the Holy Grail.

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Verlag
Outskirts Press
Erscheinungsdatum
2009
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1432741128
ISBN 13 
9781432741129
Einband
Tapa blanda
Anzahl der Seiten
118
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