Death—The Gift of God to Man: Exploring the Understanding of Death in Tolkien’s Legendarium
In his Middle-earth lore, Tolkien presents death as a special gift that Eru gave to Men alone, and not any other beings. This paper tries to answer why death can be understood as a gift even by us, even though this idea seems to contradict the traditional belief that death is a punishment for the si...
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2023
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Religion and the arts
Year: 2023, Volume: 27, Issue: 5, Pages: 597-612 |
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