The Symbolism of Voltaires Novels With Special References to Zadig
The Symbolism of Voltaires Novels With Special References to Zadig
William Raleigh Price
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They all refer to the attestation of revealed truth. Aboubecre attested the truth of Mohammed's mission, of the divine origin of the Coran, of the Prophet's journey on his horse Borac through the heavens, etc. His daughter, the Pucelle, obtained the title by attesting the au- thenticity of various traditions regarding Mo- hammed, just as the Virgin Mary obtained it by attesting the divine birth and mission of Jesus Christ. So Zadig really gets the title, it would seem, from his interview with t...he angel Jesrad ; at least not until then is he able to com- pass his ends. It is a strong testimony to the power of revelation over the minds of his coun- trymen, as indeed over the whole human race. In all these applications of the name it is a question of a new cult. Voltaire could take the epithet seriously. His message to the world, or to be more explicit, to France, was in the inter- est of a new cult : the cult of reason. Voltaire likened himself to Jesus Christ, persecuted for ZADIG 75 truth and righteousness (in his letter to Mire- poix, M.
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