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Rowling an Inkling? [BiblioPoesis]

The new Harry Potter book [UK|US] arrived first thing Saturday morning from Amazon and the whole family has descended on it - it now has four bookmarks at various stages (none of them mine - not worth even trying until the family has finished!). I will be interested to hear the accuracy of the predictions made by John Granger, author of what looks a remarkable book decoding the symbolism of the HP series (The Hidden Key [UK|US]) if the NRO review of it is true.

While I am (heresy!) not totally smitten by the Potter books, the negative reaction of many christian commentators has been something I have viewed with distaste. It's not entirely surprising that people unable to understand the subtleties of biblical truth are also unable to spot the clear fact that Rowling is not motivated by the same imperatives as Philip Pullman, but even if even a fraction of Granger's analysis is correct then she has been treated in the most disgraceful way by the fundamentalists (including catholics as well as the usual suspects) who treat her as satanic.

posted at 6:17 AM (UK) | |