| Sexual Crime, Religion and Masculinity in Fin-De-Siècle France: The Flamidien Affair 2018 Edition Contributor(s): Verhoeven, Timothy (Author) |
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ISBN: 331974478X ISBN-13: 9783319744780 Publisher: Palgrave Pivot OUR PRICE: $56.99 Product Type: Hardcover Published: March 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - France - Religion | History - Social Science | Gender Studies |
| Dewey: 200.09 |
| Series: Genders and Sexualities in History |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.83" W x 8.27" (0.82 lbs) 122 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - French |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book explores a vital though long-neglected clash between republicans and Catholics that rocked fin-de-si cle France. At its heart was a mysterious and shocking crime. In Lille in 1899, the body of twelve-year-old Gaston Foveaux was discovered in a school run by a Catholic congregation, the Fr res des coles Chr tiennes. When his teacher, Fr re Flamidien, was charged with sexual assault and murder, a local crime became a national scandal. The Flamidien Affair shows that masculinity was a critical site of contest in the War of Two Frances pitting republicans against Catholics. For republicans, Flamidien's vow of chastity as well as his overwrought behaviour during the investigation made him the target of suspicion; Catholics in turn constructed a rival vision of masculinity to exonerate the accused brother. Both sides drew on the Dreyfus Affair to make their case. |