Overview

"In an 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 work seeks to offer 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 since the publication of the first edition and significant shifts in the field of religious history."

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Reviews

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

Author Information

Robert A. Orsi, Warren Professor of American Religious History at Harvard University, is the author of Thank You, St. Jude (0 300 07659 2, pb. [pound]14.95), also available in paperback from Yale University Press.

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