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.
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.