Project Gutenberg 2013-10-23 Public domain in the USA. 60 Voltaire 1694 1778 Arouet, François Marie Arouet, Francois Marie Bordes, Charles 1711 1781 Borde, Charles Le Cathécumène, traduit du chinois Variously attributed to Voltaire and Bordes. Produced by Laurent Vogel (from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr) "Le Cathécumène, traduit du chinois" by Voltaire and Charles Bordes is a satirical philosophical work likely written in the 18th century, specifically during the Enlightenment period. This book can be categorized as a critical commentary on religion, particularly focusing on Christianity. Through its narrative, it delves into themes of faith, reason, and the absurdities found within religious practices. The story follows a protagonist who, after being shipwrecked, encounters a benevolent people with advanced knowledge who question him about his religion. This leads to a series of absurd dialogues in which the protagonist learns about Christian doctrines and rituals in a way that highlights their contradictions and illogical elements. The narrative exposes the comedic yet troubling aspects of organized religion, such as the nature of God, the role of priests, and the various ceremonies that seem to defy reason. Ultimately, the story serves as a critique of religious dogmatism, revealing the often absurd beliefs that humans hold in the name of faith. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/44017/44017-h/images/cover.jpg fr Christianity -- Controversial literature -- Early works to 1800 PQ Text FR Littérature FR Philosophie, Religion et Morale FR Humour Browsing: Humour Browsing: Literature Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 67581 67590 2024-09-18T12:34:45.517895 2023-09-19T08:21:02.805941 text/html text/html 63374 2013-10-23T13:09:54 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 64825 2013-10-23T13:16:24 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 74232 2024-09-18T12:34:47.148890 application/epub+zip 73231 2024-09-18T12:34:45.778897 application/epub+zip 65745 2024-09-18T12:34:45.627894 application/epub+zip 105485 2024-09-18T12:34:48.420947 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 98380 2024-09-18T12:34:46.995882 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 91167 2022-09-20T06:03:27.504408 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 61271 61123 2024-09-18T12:34:45.427900 2023-09-19T08:21:02.720916 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 60137 2013-10-23T13:09:52 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 23716 2013-10-23T13:16:24 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 20396 2024-09-18T12:34:48.562873 application/rdf+xml 11298 2024-09-18T12:34:45.693882 image/jpeg 1966 2024-09-18T12:34:45.660878 image/jpeg 68537 2024-09-18T12:34:45.529886 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia