[HPforGrownups] Harry and Christ (Was Re: veil/Ddore's cowardice? (longish)

[An'nai Jiriki]

No: HPFGUIDX 78094


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> This is an interesting discussion. IMO, however, it
> is more a case 
> of lots of cultural stuff, references to Greek and
> Celtic myth and 
> such, by an educated novelist. And some references
> to things 
> mediaeval - like the Philosopher's stone and all
> those heraldic 
> animals, etc. You can't do mediaeval stuff without
> religion being in 
> there, simple as that. I know - I did mediaeval
> English literature 
> for my Honours thesis. Sue B
> 
> 

This is more of what I know, now.

Ahyhoo, JKR did her homework into Alchemical beliefs.
Every one of her reference to herbs and liquids
already exist in real world literature, mostly Corpus
Hermetica and The Flying Scrolls of The Golden Dawn. 

Since Alchemy is based off Christian, Egyptian,
Greek/Roman and Isalmic (and others) beleifs, it makes
sense that christian beliefs run as deep as they do in
the book, simply because that is what she knows best.

Chris

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