Des monuments aux morts entre laïcité et ferveur religieuse : un patrimoine hors-la-loi ?

After the French law of December 1905 separating the Church and the State, monuments erected in the public realm were supposed to be entirely devoid of religious symbolism and war memorials were not exempted from this rule. Yet many sponsors and artists managed to get round this ban. In particular b...

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Main Author: Claude Dupuis
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Language:fra
Published: Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication 2014-12-01
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/insitu/11326
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description After the French law of December 1905 separating the Church and the State, monuments erected in the public realm were supposed to be entirely devoid of religious symbolism and war memorials were not exempted from this rule. Yet many sponsors and artists managed to get round this ban. In particular by using the female figure, sculptors often succeeded in introducing a religious element into their creation. This article takes a look at a selection of war memorials scattered throughout France in order to see how references to themes of a religious nature were used, either respecting the principle of secularism or subverting it.
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Des monuments aux morts entre laïcité et ferveur religieuse : un patrimoine hors-la-loi ?
In Situ
War memorial
law of separation of Church and State
secularism
public realm
religious emblems
statues
title Des monuments aux morts entre laïcité et ferveur religieuse : un patrimoine hors-la-loi ?
title_full Des monuments aux morts entre laïcité et ferveur religieuse : un patrimoine hors-la-loi ?
title_fullStr Des monuments aux morts entre laïcité et ferveur religieuse : un patrimoine hors-la-loi ?
title_full_unstemmed Des monuments aux morts entre laïcité et ferveur religieuse : un patrimoine hors-la-loi ?
title_short Des monuments aux morts entre laïcité et ferveur religieuse : un patrimoine hors-la-loi ?
title_sort des monuments aux morts entre laicite et ferveur religieuse un patrimoine hors la loi
topic War memorial
law of separation of Church and State
secularism
public realm
religious emblems
statues
url https://journals.openedition.org/insitu/11326
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