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This completely revised version comprises up to date essays on cultural topics and literary research, and its new essays examine the total scope of the seven-book sequence as either pop cultural phenomenon and as a suite of literary texts. severe views on Harry Potter, moment version attracts on a much broader variety of highbrow traditions to discover the texts, together with moral-theological research, psychoanalytic views, and philosophy of expertise. The Harry Potter novels interact the social, cultural, and mental preoccupations of our occasions, and significant views on Harry Potter, moment variation examines those worlds of cognizance and tradition, eventually revealing how sleek anxieties and fixations are mirrored in those robust texts. ("DISCLAIMER: This e-book isn't approved, licensed, approved, or counseled by means of J.K. Rowling, Warner Bros. leisure Inc., or an individual linked to the Harry Potter books or movies.")
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Needham Heights, MA: Allyn and Bacon. Kirsh, S. J. (2006). Children, adolescents and media violence: A critical look at the research. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. Kjos, B. ) Harry Potter lures kids to witchcraft—with praise from Christian leaders. htm Kjos, B. (1999). Bewitched by Harry Potter. html. Kjos, B. (2000, June 28). Harry Potter and DandD—Like two peas in a pod? htm. Kjos, B. (2003, February). Role-playing games and popular occultism. htm. , Silverman, P. , and Nickman, S. L. ). (1996).
Children’s understanding of the fantasy/fantasy distinction. Cognition, 101, B9–B18. Smietana, B. (2007, July). The Gospel according to J. K. Rowling. Christianity Today (web only). html. Speece, M. , and Brent, S. B. (1996). The development of children’s understanding of death. In C. A. Corr and D. M. ), Handbook of childhood death and bereavement (pp. 29–50). New York: Springer. 32 Deborah J. Taub and Heather L. Servaty-Seib Stevenson, D. (1996, May/June). Frightening the children? Kids, grown-ups, and scary picture books.
Woolley, J. , and Wellman, H. M. (1990). Young children’s understanding of realities, nonrealities, and appearances. Child Development, 61, 946–961. Chapter Two Harry Potter and Christian Theology PETER CIACCIO A theological analysis of the Harry Potter series can be quite a controversial endeavor, yet it is a fascinating challenge leading to interesting results. It is important to state, to begin with, that my analysis of Harry Potter is not the Christian analysis, but just a Christian one. This chapter will focus on the spiritual, religious, and moral messages in the books from the perspective of a Southern European Protestant theologian, who considers Harry Potter an outstanding children’s story and not a theological treatise.