The Madonna of 115th Street

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Faith and Community in Italian Harlem, 1880-1950
Third Edition

Robert A. Orsi

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“An impressive fusion of the inner histories of immigrant social and religious life.” —John W. Briggs, American Historical Review
 
“An in-depth historical study of the Italian-American community and its religion, without sentimentalizing values and perceptions.”—Kirkus Reviews
 
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.

Robert A. Orsi, Warren Professor of American Religious History at Harvard University, is the author of Thank You, St. Jude, also available in paperback from Yale University Press.
ISBN: 9780300157529
Publication Date: September 28, 2010
368 pages, 5 x 7 3/4
19 b/w illus.