And isn't paganism usually related to evil?
I'm a big fan of the Harry Potter books and movies...
2006-12-24 17:46:26 · 21 answers · asked by silvs 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
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2006-12-24 17:51:31 · update #1
It is not necessarily paganism but it is directly related to spirituality and religion. The whole story is built according to symbols and spiritual meanings. Check this site for explanations and you'll understand why some people see it as paganism, while others consider it represents religion:
http://www.harrypotterforseekers.com/
2006-12-25 16:43:46 · answer #1 · answered by Cheshire Riddle 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I am sure the study of paganism was influential to the author,but that does not necessarily mean that books and movies are pagan. Paganism is not necessarily related to evil either. Like all sets of philosophies, there are different versions and variations on the core values and beliefs. Some pagan beliefs may be evil, but some are not.
2006-12-24 18:21:17 · answer #2 · answered by o 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I'm a Pagan, and while I enjoy the books and the movies, it's much more like High Magick, Ceremonial Magick, or Hermeticism - - - because I don't see any religious parts or representations of the Sacred Feminine, or any things where there's magick that a character cannot do until they undergo some specified, purposeful, personal change.....
evil?
No more so than any other body of belief!!
Are you trying to offend the people you are asking questions of?
2006-12-25 13:11:17 · answer #3 · answered by raxivar 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
harry potter has no mention of religion whatsoever. there is no mention of gods or goddesses or even worship of these gods and goddesses or even a relationship of venerating these so called gods and goddesses. That in itself makes it not paganism.
What it is, is a great story a ficticious story, about a boy facing his own inner demons in a world that is alien to him. Much like any other young person growing up and becoming an adult. Just because there is magic involved and flying brooms does not make it evil or any of that crap, the magic of harry potter is just a backdrop for the novels. It gives Harry and his friends something they can excell at that makes them different than any other person.
It's a story of personal triumph. It's a story of adolescence. And most importantly, it is a story of good over evil....about making right and true decisions in the midst of the circumstances they are within. If that is against god, then pull my card, I don't want to go to god's library anymore.
2006-12-24 18:31:06 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
Harry Potter is not related to Paganism. It is fantasy such as sleeping beauty, alice in wonderland and lord of the rings- all which mention magic. Paganism is word to describe many pre-christian beliefs. It is perceived as evil because you have been taught that it is evil. However a lot of the holiday christians celebrate and the symbols behind are pagan. When you light a christmas tree or hunt for eggs in easter- you are practicing pagan traditions!
2006-12-24 17:54:56 · answer #5 · answered by Shodan 2 · 6⤊ 1⤋
No to both questions. The Harry Potter books are just a series of fantasy stories that J.K. Rowling dreamed up. In fact one would ahve to look very hard to find anything in them that was related to any current or past pagan practice. Much of her work was drawn from European folklore but that is hardly the same thing.
As fara s paganism being related to evil. It is no more so than any other religion or belief system.
Besides...good and evil are such relative concepts that they aren't even applicaple to anything any longer....
2006-12-24 17:52:19 · answer #6 · answered by kveldulf_gondlir 6 · 5⤊ 1⤋
No .It is work of fiction. but if it was real then the beginning classes would have some teaching in Paganism in it. But the main goal of the School is to help Wizards with controlling their powers and finding which powers they are best at.None of this is evil in its self . Only the Christian Churchs extremists call it that.
Evil is in how you use your God given powers. This goes for any religious practice.
2006-12-24 19:16:29 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
In a word NO.
Even the word usage in the HP series differs from those following Pagan faiths. An example is that many consider "Warlock" to mean "Oath Breaker" so to call a male Wiccan (one Pagan faith of many) an Warlock (if he's happier with "witch") is a deliberate insult.
OTOH I'd say there's something positive about a young growing boy who fights evil & anyone who thinks that is evil needs to look at the messages their protests are giving society.
2006-12-24 17:53:36 · answer #8 · answered by Rai A 7 · 5⤊ 1⤋
Well, if "Pagan" you mean the field workers, than no. Harry Potter is not Pagan. In the olden days it was the field workers whom believed in the power, the beauty, and the pure magick of nature and praised it's bounty.
Also, Pagans are not evil. Most of them, however. Most of us believe what you send out comes back to you. If you offer love the the world, the world, in turn, offers you love back. If you offer bitterness and discord to the world, you will reap what you sow.
2006-12-24 18:19:29 · answer #9 · answered by Dan M 1 · 4⤊ 1⤋
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2016-11-23 16:14:37 · answer #10 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋