Basically, all we know is that the souls of men go 'beyond the circles of the world.' It doesn't seem that reincarnation was the case, as Iluvatar gave men a means to 'escape' by their mortality, and I don't think that reincarnation would be an escape. Tolkien left details of the beliefs of Man towards the afterlife vague, probably purposefully so. Perhaps he feared that he would spawn some sort of cult.
Sorry that I can't give you more of a conclusive answer. Maybe some of the 'heavyweights' can help you out more on this. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]
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