Two Conceptions of Death in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Works: An Ambrosian and a Thomistic Account

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dc.contributor.advisorNielsen, Melinda
dc.contributor.authorBaker, Hudson
dc.contributor.departmentUniversity Scholars.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2021-08-24T12:55:10Z
dc.date.available2021-08-24T12:55:10Z
dc.date.copyright2021
dc.date.issued2021-08-24
dc.description.abstractJ.R.R. Tolkien says that the “real theme” of The Lord of the Rings is “about something much more permanent and difficult” than the desire for power; namely, “Death and Immortality.” In this thesis I explore the similarity between two accounts of death in Tolkien’s works and those of two Catholic theologians: Ambrose of Milan and Thomas Aquinas. In doing so, I argue that the Elvish account correlates strongly with the theology of Ambrose, whereas the conception espoused by Men resembles the theology of Aquinas. Finally, I propose that these two accounts in Tolkien’s works are synthesized in the story of Aragorn and Arwen to form a complete conception of death, one which merits serious attention within Catholic theology on death.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2104/11524
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
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dc.subjectDeath.en_US
dc.subjectDying.en_US
dc.subjectTolkien.en_US
dc.subjectSt Ambrose.en_US
dc.subjectThomas Aquinas.en_US
dc.subjectThe Lord of the Ringsen_US
dc.titleTwo Conceptions of Death in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Works: An Ambrosian and a Thomistic Accounten_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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