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Originally Posted by Kath
I was just wondering whether The Lord of the Rings received this type of response when it was published ...
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Well, it certainly has since. I understand that it has been (or was) banned in some schools in the US, and it has also attracted some criticism from those who condemn it for portraying occultism.
Some relevant threads:
LOTR banned!!!!!
Banning Tolkien, some questions
I don't believe this
Check out the link given in the first post of the last thread linked to above for a (rather deranged) analysis of LotR as a manifestation of Satan's work.