Religious masculinity

Male piety and the culture wars in Third Republic France

von Timothy Verhoeven

272 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Religious masculinity is a ground-breaking study that demonstrates how male piety became a crucial battleground in the culture wars of the French Third Republic. The book explores the attempts of Catholic, Jewish and Protestant reformers to revive the faith of men, who had long been regarded as the sceptical sex. It brings to light a religious ideal of masculinity that acted as a rival to secular alternatives. Moreover, it demonstrates that the culture wars pitting republicans against Catholics revolved around competing visions of masculinity. In the face of republican attacks on their Church as effeminate, Catholics aimed to project an image of virility and strength. Drawing on a rich set of judicial archives, the book also uncovers the impact of clerical sexual abuse scandals in fuelling this contest.

• Reihe: Studies in Modern French and Francophone History
• Themen: Gesellschaft und Sozialwissenschaften Gesellschaft und Kultur, allgemein Gesellschaftliche Gruppen, Gemeinschaften und Identitäten Gruppen Männer und Jungen
• ISBN: 9781526188533
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 01.11.2026
• Größe: 216 x 138 mm
• Verlag: Manchester University Press