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Newland, T. C. “D’Holbach, Religion, and the ‘Encyclopédie.’” The Modern Language Review, vol. 69, no. 3, Modern Humanities Research Association, 1974, pp. 523-33. JSTOR, JSTOR, doi:10.2307/3724188.

 

In this article, Newland addreses the

contributions of the Baron D’Holbach

to the Encyclopédie, specifically

those on religion. Newland

recognizes that most of D’Holbach’s

signed articles deal with the sciences

but relies on Professor J. Lough’s

claims that numerous unsigned

Encyclopédie articles on

non-Christian religions are also by

D’Holbach. Newland, through

analyses on these religious articles,

investigates D’Holbach’s writing

strategies, claiming that D’Holbach’s

ultimate goal is to expose the

ridiculousness and unbelievability of

Christianity and religions in general.

Oftentimes, D’Holbach deliberately

changes or removes words and

phrases from his original sources to

avoid shining any religion in a

positive light. Newland also notices

that D’Holbach utilizes irony (a

popular method for Encyclopédie

contributors) to criticize and mock

religion. Newland provides textual

examples for each of D’Holbach’s

writing tactics found in the

Encyclopédie and makes sure to

clarify that even though it is not

certain that D’Holbach actually wrote

these articles on religion, the ideas

expressed reflect the views found in

his other signed works.

Basic Information

Country of Publication: United Kingdom

Language: English

Decade: 1970s

Main Classification: Religion

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1. Encyclopédie and other sources are quoted in French.

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