- Author
- Not stated (Wikipedia, written by volunteer editors)
- Published
- Last edited 7 November 2026
- Kind
- Encyclopedia article on a novel
- Original
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foucault%27s_Pendulum
- Subject
- Occult, myth and religion
- Themes
- Belief at work, Invented worlds
What it is
This is a Wikipedia entry on the novel Foucault's Pendulum. It gives publication facts, the plot and themes. It also lists occult groups in the book. It compares the book with other works.
What it says
- The article says the 1988 novel is divided into ten Sefiroth segments.
- It says three editors invent a conspiracy called The Plan.
- It says a note behind The Plan proves to be a merchant's laundry list.
- It reads the book as a satire of conspiracy theories, not an endorsement of them.
- It says Eco rejected any intended reference to Michel Foucault in the title.
- It says Eco called Dan Brown a character in the novel.
What evidence it gives
The article cites critics such as Burgess and Hutcheon, and interviews with Eco. It quotes a few passages from the novel. The plot summary carries few citations.
Interests and limits
This is a crowd-edited summary. The saved text includes stray template code and a missing-citation flag. The themes section is interpretation by editors and critics, not settled fact.
Connections
These links are this wiki's own reading, not claims the sources make.
- John Coltrane's Tone Circle. Eco's editors build a grand Plan from a note that proves a laundry list. Hollander collects many readings of one Coltrane drawing. They show how much meaning a pattern can carry once people want it.