Snapewives' and 'Snapeism
A Fiction-Based Religion within the Harry Potter Fandom
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3590713 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Zoe Alderton (0000-0003-0616-691X, Film Independent, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 219-267 |
| Publication date | 2014-03-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Religions (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2077-1444 • E-ISSN: 2077-1444 |
| Publisher | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/rel5010219 |
| OpenAlex | W2030408864 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 10 |
The book and film franchise of Harry Potter has inspired a monumental fandom community with a veracious output of fanfiction and general musings on the text and the vivid universe contained therein. A significant portion of these texts deal with Professor Severus Snape, the stern Potions Master with ambiguous ethics and loyalties. This paper explores a small community of Snape fans who have gone beyond a narrative retelling of the character as constrained by the work of Joanne Katherine Rowling. The 'Snapewives' or 'Snapists' are women who channel Snape, are engaged in romantic relationships with him, and see him as a vital guide for their daily lives. In this context, Snape is viewed as more than a mere fictional creation. He is seen as a being that extends beyond the Harry Potter texts with Rowling perceived as a flawed interpreter of his supra-textual essence. While a Snape religion may be seen as the extreme end of the Harry Potter fandom, I argue that religions of this nature are not uncommon, unreasonable, or unprecedented. Popular films are a mechanism for communal bonding, individual identity building, and often contain their own metaphysical discourses. Here, I plan to outline the manner in which these elements resolve within extreme Snape fandom so as to propose a nuanced model for the analysis of fandom-inspired religion without the use of unwarranted veracity claims
Art · Art history · Fandom · Harry potter · Literature · Sociology · Gothic Literature and Media Analysis · History · Media, Religion, Digital Communication · Themes in Literature Analysis
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| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,7 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2022 (7) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |