Madonna of 115th Street Faith and Community in Italian Harlem, 18801950

Name: Madonna of 115th Street Faith and Community in Italian Harlem, 18801950
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ISBN: 9780300091359

ISBN-10: 0300091354

ISBN-13: 9780300091359

Edition: 2nd 2002

Authors: Robert A. Orsi

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In an evocation of Italian Harlem and the men and women who lived there, Orsi examines how the annual 'festa' of the Madonna of 115th Street both influenced and reflected the lives of the celebrants. This edition includes a new introduction.

Book details

List price: $19.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Yale University Press
Publication date: 3/11/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 352
Size: 5.00" wide x 7.75" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.550
Language: English



Introduction to the Second Edition


Introduction: Popular Religion and Italian Harlem


The Days and Nights of the Festa


Italian Harlem


The Origins of the Devotion to Mount Carmel in Italian Harlem


The Domus-Centered Society


Conflicts in the Domus


Conflict


Women in Italian Harlem


Toward an Inner History of Immigration


The Meanings of the Devotion to the Madonna of 115th Street


The Devotion and the Community of Immigrants


The Devotion and the People's Faithfulness to Italy and Southern Italian Traditions


The Devotion and the Domus


The Shaping of Cara Harlem


The Community Reveals Itself to Itself


The Devotion and the Larger Collectivities of the City and Nation


Success


Healing and the Sense World of the Festa


The Italian Way of Being Human


The Festa and the World of Work


From Suffering to Sacrifice


Women and the Devotion to the Madonna of 115th Street


Power


The Theology of the Streets


A Note on Abbreviations


Notes


Selected Bibliography


Index