Magic, religion and myth. Harry Potter under the sign of Postmodernity

Abstract

On one hand, our aim with this paper is try to analyse how Harry Potter stories were built under postmodern narrative patterns in which JK Rowling is a late and elusive example. On the other hand, we reflect on how this creative literature process proposes the combination and reformulation of several references of the Western Culture: religious and mythical, artistic and all those related to popular tradition. All this was taken into account when the books metamorphosed into the successful movie saga.