Orsi, Robert A.

The Madonna of 115th Street : faith and community in Italian Harlem, 1880-1950 / Robert Anthony Orsi. - New Haven : Yale University Press, c1985. - xxiii, 287 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 271-282) and index.

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 -- Toward an inner history of immigration -- The meanings of the devotion to the Madonna of 115th street -- The theology of the streets.

0300032625 (alk. paper) 9780300032628 (alk. paper) 0300042647 9780300042641

85010799


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


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


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

BT660.N44 / O77 1985

263.980