Léo Taxil et Paul Foucher / Frid'rick & Lerivérend - La Religion du Crime - 1910

Superb illustrated edition of this work which sits in the tradition of polemical and satirical literature aimed at religious institutions, particularly the Catholic Church and the influence of the clergy in 19th-century French society.

Its provocative title announces a denunciatory approach that seeks to associate certain religious practices, certain ecclesiastical behaviors, or certain forms of spiritual authority with the idea of fault, abuse, and concealment.

To understand the scope of this publication, it is essential to place it within the intellectual and political context of a France haunted by sharp clashes between anti-clerical circles, defenders of Catholic tradition, and supporters of a clearer separation between religion and civil institutions.

Léo Taxil and Paul Foucher / Frid'rick & Lerivérend - The Religion of Crime - SD (Circa 1910) - Anti-Clerical Bookstore -
431 pages

Very good condition of the binding, the book in its original half-binding, marbled boards, slight wear from use, speckled edges, spine with false nerves finely adorned with gold fillets, gilded lettering and author name -

Good interior condition, some stains, beautiful vignette on title page, text framed, the work enriched with numerous and beautiful black engravings interspersed in the text, endpapers in good condition, a fine copy -

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