TY - EJOUR A1 - Zorrilla, Natalia TI - Feminine superstition in the Lettre de Thrasybule à Leucippe T2 - La Lettre clandestine 2021, n° 29. L’Imposture et la littérature philosophique clandestine JO - La Lettre clandestine (ISSN 2271-720X), 29, 2021 DO - 10.48611/isbn.978-2-406-11884-8.p.0195 SN - 2271-720X SP - 195 EP - 213 AB - While the Lettre de Thrasybule à Leucippe is marked by its criticism of all religions, those that prohibit human sacrifice, such as Christianity, seem morally preferable because they are compatible with secret unbelief. Focusing on the figure of Leucippus, this paper analyzes the effects of superstition on female subjectivity and the strategies deployed in the text to guide disbelieving female readers toward modesty and concealment. PY - 2021 DA - 2021/06/09 DP - Classiques Garnier PB - Classiques Garnier CY - Paris KW - Lettre de Thrasybule à Leucippe, femininity, superstition, imposture, Fréret LA - fre UR - https://classiques-garnier.com/la-lettre-clandestine-2021-n-29-l-imposture-et-la-litterature-philosophique-clandestine-feminine-superstition-in-the-lettre-de-thrasybule-a-leucippe.html Y2 - 2024/06/01 ER -