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People around at the time, was the 'religious' hysteria around Harry Potter a big deal? (lemm.ee)

submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by [email protected] to c/harrypotter

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I've heard some people place a lot of the responsibility for Harry Potter becoming popular at the altar of the US Christian Right. Considering their wealth, reach and influence it seems plausible to me!

What's your recollection of that era?

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[–] stevestevesteve 3 points 11 months ago

I'm very close with someone who now loves the stories but was not allowed to read/watch them as a child, as their parents did not approve of the "witchcraft" in them. I would say it's not typical, but there were definitely some people that bought into the hysteria