[HPforGrownups] Wizard religion (was Excusssse me.)

[shane dunphy]

No: HPFGUIDX 48045

Jazzmyn wrote:
>It seems, that people took offense to my hinting that people in the WW 
>might 'pity' muggles who 'believe' they can cast spells. (ie. Pagan, 
>Voodoo, Shaman, Satanist, whatever.. also including any non-religion based 
>sympathetic magic or superstitions). This was NOT aimed at offending anyone 
>far as RELIGION goes, but aimed at showing that people in the WW may view 
>the 'magic' practiced by said people as 'muggles who THINK they can do 
>magic'.

Me:
Don't worry Jazzmyn, this is *not* a howler.  The post just got me thinking 
about the whole issue of magic and religion in the canon.  We hear much talk 
of "ancient magic" and love and tolerance, but from what I've read about the 
canon and within the canon, there is a noticeble lack of religion.  In the 
WW magic is just a fact of life, and the study of magic is like us Muggles 
studying Physics or Chemistry.  So, is there no religion in the WW?  To the 
best of my knowledge, religion exists in all human cultures in some shape or 
form, even atheists have some spiritual beliefs or opinions if you sit them 
down and talk about it for long enough.  So where does this fit in in HP?  
I'm damn sure that JKR didn't leave it out just to be PC.  That just 
wouldn't be like her.
Any thoughts?

Shane

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