Religious Tolerance in Eighteenth Century France: the idea of superstition in Voltaire's thought
This paper aims to analyze the notion of superstition in Voltaire’s work in the framework of restriction of civil rights and harsh persecution of Protestants in Eighteenth century France. First, we present considerations on the political and legal context of France in that century, identifying norms...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2019 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG) |
| Repositorio: | Revista de Ciências do Estado (Online) |
| Idioma: | portugués |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:periodicos.ufmg.br:article/15111 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://periodicos.ufmg.br/index.php/revice/article/view/e15111 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Voltaire Religious toleration Superstition Tolerância religiosa Superstição Tolerancia religiosa Superstición |
| Sumario: | This paper aims to analyze the notion of superstition in Voltaire’s work in the framework of restriction of civil rights and harsh persecution of Protestants in Eighteenth century France. First, we present considerations on the political and legal context of France in that century, identifying norms that restricted Protestants rights in an officially Catholic country. We also point concrete cases of trials marked by religious intolerance in which Voltaire took part, showing his role not only in theoretical discussions, but also in practical experience. Finally, we get to the relation between illuminists and the question of fanaticism and superstition, developing some thoughts on this concept in Voltaire’s work, always relating it to the topic of tolerance. It’s shown the role that him, such as many of his Enlightenment colleagues, attributed to Reason and Philosophy in the fight against superstition and in enlightening, supporting religious tolerance and the quest for the Protestants rights in a France where,historically, the different was rejected. |
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