Abstract
This Chapter explores the hyper-reality of Rowling's kingdom, on one hand, and the polarisation of opinions within the Church itself, on the other. Harry Potter has actually become a serious religious challenge due to its negative hyper-real attraction to spiritual consumers. In Poland, this opposition is represented in the first place by the Roman Catholic Church. Author argues that mixing elements of religious traditions with a popular culture makes this blend very resistant to any institutional pressure. The author presents some reflections on hyper-real religions in the context of reactions to Harry Potter in Poland, and in connection with two concepts: 1) Max Weber's concept of the disenchantment of the modern world, which was created within the context of the sociology of religion; 2) Leszek Kolakowski's concept of the revenge of the sacred on secular culture, which was created within the framework of the philosophy of religion. Keywords:Harry Potter; hyper-real religions; Leszek Kolakowski; Max Weber; Poland; popular culture; religious; Roman Catholic Church; spiritual
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