Lifeblood of the Parish: Men and Catholic Devotion in Williamsburg, Brooklyn

(Part of the North American Religions Series Series)

by Alyssa Maldonado-Estrada and Maldonado-Estrada

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A New York City ethnography that explores men's unique approaches to Catholic devotion

Every 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 hosts the Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel and San Paolino di Nola. Its crowning event is the Dance of the Giglio, where the men lift a seventy-foot...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:1479830496

ISBN13:9781479830497

Release Date:December 2020

Publisher:New York University Press

Length:296 Pages

Weight:1.20 lbs.

Dimensions:1.0" x 6.0" x 8.9"

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Religion Religion & Spirituality Social Science Social Sciences

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