Culture, Communion and Recovery: Tolkienian Fairy-Story and Inter-Religious Understanding

Vincent, A.M. (2012) Culture, Communion and Recovery: Tolkienian Fairy-Story and Inter-Religious Understanding. Cambridge Scholars Publishing: Newcastle, UK. ISBN 9781443840514

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Abstract

Recent scholarship on Tolkien has been especially attentive not only to the importance of religion in his personal life, but also to the wider theological implications which may be drawn from his works. In this study, Alana Vincent argues that the cultural influence of "The Lord of the Rings" provides an excellent model for understanding the mutually transformative relationship between religion and culture, and in so doing also provides an important and unexplored pathway for inter-religious exchange.

Item Type:Books
Keywords:Tolkien, fantasy, literature and theology, interfaith
Status:Published
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Vincent, Dr Alana
Authors: Vincent, A.M.
Subjects:B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BL Religion
B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BM Judaism
B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BR Christianity
P Language and Literature > PR English literature
College/School:College of Arts & Humanities > School of Critical Studies > Theology and Religious Studies
Publisher:Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN:9781443840514
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