The Madonna of 115th Street : faith and community in Italian Harlem, 1880-1950 / Robert Anthony Orsi.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Orsi, Robert A.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint--Devotion to--New York (State)--New York.

Mary.

Italian Americans--New York (State)--New York--Religion.

Italian Americans.

Italian Americans--New York (State)--New York--Social conditions.

Harlem (New York, N.Y.)--Religious life and customs.

Harlem (New York, N.Y.).

Harlem (New York, N.Y.)--Social conditions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (357 p.)

Edition:

3rd ed.

Place of Publication:

New Haven [Conn.] : Yale University Press, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In a masterful evocation of Italian Harlem and the men and women who lived there, Robert Orsi examines how the annual festa of the Madonna of 115th Street both influenced and reflected the lives of the celebrants. His prize-winning book offers a new perspective on lived religion, the place of religion in the everyday lives of men, women, and children, the experiences of immigration and community formation, and American Catholicism. This edition includes a new introduction by the author that outlines both the changes that Italian Harlem has undergone in recent years and significant shifts in the field of religious history. Reviews of the earlier edition: "A richly tapestried portrait-narrative. . . . Orsi is to be commended for a truly significant contribution to the annals of American social history."--Francesco Cordasco, USA Today "Orsi has fashioned an impressive fusion of the inner histories of immigrant social and religious life."--John W. Briggs, American Historical Review

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Introduction to the Third Edition""; ""Introduction to the Second Edition""; ""Introduction: Popular Religion and Italian Harlem""; ""1 The Days and Nights of the Festa""; ""2 Italian Harlem""; ""3 The Origins of the Devotion to Mount Carmel in Italian Harlem""; ""4 The Domus-Centered Society""; ""5 Conflicts in the Domus""; ""Conflict""; ""Women in Italian Harlem""; ""6 Toward an Inner History of Immigration""; ""7 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""; ""8 The Theology of the Streets""; ""A Note on Abbreviations""; ""Notes""

Notes:

Previous ed.: 2002.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-282) and index.

ISBN:

0-300-16867-5

OCLC:

923599967