Lifeblood of the Parish : Men and Catholic Devotion in Williamsburg, Brooklyn /
A New York City ethnography that explores men's unique approaches to Catholic devotionEvery Saturday, and sometimes on weekday evenings, a group of men in old clothes can be found in the basement of the Shrine Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Each year the parish ho...
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
New York University Press,
2020.
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| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover
- LIFEBLOOD OF THE PARISH
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- CONTENTS
- List of Figures
- Introduction
- 1. Turks, Tattoos, and the Masculine Body of the Feast
- 2. Manual Labor and the Artistry of Devotion in the Basement
- 3. Making Money, Keeping the Parish Alive
- 4. Public Masculinities at the Feast
- 5. Constructing Catholic Propriety on North Eighth Street
- 6. Religion and Gentrification in the Twenty-First-Century City
- Epilogue
- Acknowledgments
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- About the Author


