Theodicies in The Lord of the Rings

This article focuses on the theodicy concept that emerges from the work construction of The Lord of the Rings, by J. R. R. Tolkien. We compared the theorization issued by Collin Campbell regarding a supposed western theodicy change, which was being influenced in culture and religion to adhere to a c...

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Autores: Follis, Rodrigo, Darius, Fábio Augusto, Silva, Ismael
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:Brasil
Institución:Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP)
Repositorio:Rever (São Paulo. Online)
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/51869
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/rever/article/view/51869
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Teodiceia
O Senhor dos Anéis
Metanarrativa
Análise fílmica
Theodicy
Lord of the Rings
Metanarrative
Film analysis
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Sumario:This article focuses on the theodicy concept that emerges from the work construction of The Lord of the Rings, by J. R. R. Tolkien. We compared the theorization issued by Collin Campbell regarding a supposed western theodicy change, which was being influenced in culture and religion to adhere to a concept of epistemologically oriental origin. It was realized that despite the apparent possibility of a pluralization in theodicy construction, which would corroborate Campbell’s premise, it is not possible to accuse Tolkien or Jackson of escaping a traditional theodicy construction from the western perspective. However, it is possible to argue that, although the construction of the narrative itself does not have orientalist traits, its reception was not necessarily seen in this way, which was not the object of the present study, but shows interesting perspectives and developments of this discussion.