02258cam a22003615i 4500 21817962 BD-DhUL 20211018152428.0 180228s2018 sz a||| |b |||1 0|eng 2019763702 9783319744780 (hbk) (DE-He213)978-3-319-74479-7 BD-DhUL DLC eng pn rda DLC BD-DhUL 305.68244 VES Verhoeven, Timothy. Sexual crime, religion and masculinity in fin-de-siecle France : the Flamidien affair / by Timothy Verhoeven. Cham : Palgrave Macmillan, c2018. xi, 122 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 22 cm. Euro 49.99 Genders and sexualities in history. Includes bibliographical references and index. This book explores a vital though long-neglected clash between republicans and Catholics that rocked fin-de-siècle 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 Frères des Écoles Chrétiennes. When his teacher, Frère 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. Description based on publisher-supplied MARC data. Flamidien, Frere Trials, litigation, etc. Foveaux, Gaston Death and burial. Catholic Church France History 19th century. Print version: Sexual crime, religion and masculinity in Fin-de-Siecle France. 9783319744780 (DLC) 2017964128 Printed edition: 9783030090029 Printed edition: 9783319744780 Printed edition: 9783319744803 ddc BK 253752 253752 0 0 ddc 0 305_682440000000000_VES 0 NFIC 387039 DUL DUL GEN 2020-03-19 Purchased 305.68244 VES 519075 2021-02-15 1 BK History 0 0 ddc 0 305_682440000000000_VES 0 NFIC 387040 DUL DUL GEN 2020-03-19 Purchased 305.68244 VES 519076 2021-02-15 2 BK History