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Le "manteau de la religion" couvrant le vide : la critique du catholicisme dans "Comment on meurt" et "Comment on se marie" d’Émile Zola

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religiondeathCatholicismmarriageZola

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The paper discusses Emile Zola’s critical opinion about the Catholicism revealed in two novellas, Comment on meurt (Death) and Comment on se marie (Modern marriage). The two texts, depicting crucial moments of human existence in various social classes, show the general lack of faith within the French society of the Second Empire and the superficial character of religious rituals considered as a simple element of tradition. The attitude of the clergy, hypocritical and greedy, is an important factor of this situation.