Book
The Madonna of 115th Street: faith and community in Italian Harlem, 1880-1950
Yale University Press • New Haven, Connecticut • Published In 1985 • Pages:
By: Orsi, Robert A..
Abstract
This is a study of the popular religion of Italian Americans living in Italian Harlem in New York City from 1880 through 1950. Much of the work is devoted to an analysis of the FESTA of the Madonna of Mount Carmel on East 115th Street, and on the devotion of the people -- Italian immigrants and their American-born children -- to this Madonna. This source also deals extensively with the socio-cultural aspects of the community in which the FESTA takes place, and on the significant role of the DOMUS in the lives of Italian American population. (The DOMUS, as used here, represents not only the family or household itself, but also the moral judgement of this unit in determining proper ethical behavior for its members.) This monograph also presents information on the role of women in the society with particular emphasis on the position of the mother in the family and on the history of immigration to Italian Harlem.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2000
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Regional, Ethnic and Diaspora Cultures
- Document Type
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator Types
- Indigenous Person
- Social Scientist
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle ; 1991
- Field Date
- No date
- Coverage Date
- 1880-1950
- Coverage Place
- East Harlem, New York, N.Y., United States
- Notes
- [by] Robert Anthony Orsi
- Includes index. Bibliography: p. 235-282
- LCCN
- 85010799
- LCSH
- Italian Americans