Nedaphadrimeru

Tolkienism or Nedaphadrimeru is a religious theory that uses the gods (or Valar) of Arda. The religious philosophies are mostly substituted for each person, but in whole they follow the struggle of Manwë and the other Vala, against that of the undoings of Melkor(Morgoth) and his 1st lieutenant Sauron. The age old battle of Good versus evil. The main difference between it and other religions is the stories. There are unique stories of creation and evils and golden ages, all claim to have the correct version of history. The Tolkiendil (followers of this religion) believe in the stories of J. R. R. Tolkien as the true stories, how earth (Arda) was made, how man was first born, and of the histories thence forth.
Names and classification
The Valar's names are used in the form presented by Tolkien, but are believed to also represent the gods of various mythos. For example, Ulmo could be identified with the Greek Posiedon or the Roman Neptune and Aulë could be identified with the Norse Thor.
On a larger scale, Ilúvatar could represent the collective whole of the Ainur, and stand for the Christian God, or Islamic Allah. However, due to the existence of the Ainur, it is difficult to classify Nedaphadrimeru as Monotheistic or Polytheistic, although it is sometimes considered to be Henotheistic or Pantheistic.

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