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CuriousG
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Feb 10, 6:47pm
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Why no Tolkien cults?
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Disclaimers:
1. I am not advocating for a Tolkien cult.
2. I do not wish to create or join a cult.
3. This has nothing to do with JRR Tolkien's own religious beliefs.
My question if purely out of curiosity. There are many cults or spiritual/lifestyle movements that are created with much less material than Tolkien offers. One that comes to mind is Rastafaris, but there are plenty of others. Tolkien provided would-be cultists a highly detailed world with a long history and numerous races and individuals that could be venerated. Druid cults could claim Yavanna as one of their own, astrological cults could claim Varda as theirs, and she even comes with her own sacred verses. There could be a lifestyle movement espousing the norms of Bombadil and/or hobbits. Or Elves. It's an endless list.
There probably are Tolkien cults out there, but they are not high-profile or google-able, and I'd think all the attention in the last decade on the movies would both spawn cults and draw media attention to them.
Repeat: I'm not advocating cult worship. But can anyone explain why it it's not proliferating?
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Why no Tolkien cults?
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CuriousG
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Feb 10, 6:47pm
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If anyone were to start any such thing -
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geordie
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Feb 10, 7:18pm
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I would run away too!/
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CuriousG
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Feb 10, 10:03pm
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I would too
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IdrilofGondolin
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Feb 10, 10:33pm
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News to me, but that's my point
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CuriousG
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Feb 11, 1:15am
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maybe because Tolkien fans
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Ruxendil_Thoorg
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Feb 10, 7:37pm
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I think you are right
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Ziggy Stardust
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Feb 11, 12:03am
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How much material does Tolkien offer?
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squire
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Feb 10, 7:40pm
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Guyana
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CuriousG
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Feb 10, 10:01pm
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Except for us, you mean?
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Elizabeth
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Feb 10, 11:08pm
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*snigger* I was thinking the same thing ;) //
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grammaboodawg
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Feb 10, 11:47pm
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Well, "fan" is short for "fanatic" :) //
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CuriousG
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Feb 11, 1:38am
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Yeah
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Rostron2
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Feb 11, 4:28pm
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I was thinking of us too
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Fredeghar Wayfarer
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Feb 15, 10:51am
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Probably because
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Rostron2
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Feb 11, 12:47am
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What of our entertaining friend Noel Q.?
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sador
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Feb 12, 7:33pm
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For many "outsiders"
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Êleniel Tindome
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Feb 13, 8:19am
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Just an FYI...
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Otaku-sempai
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Feb 13, 3:48pm
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Haha, I think he does, now that I re-read his posts. Maybe he'll speak up and set me right.//
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CuriousG
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Feb 13, 8:20pm
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Honestly, I don't know
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dreamflower
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Feb 13, 9:07pm
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Narnia?
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CuriousG
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Feb 14, 2:04am
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Is there some kinda Tolkien cult in Russia?
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imin
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Feb 14, 12:45pm
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