New York glory : religions in the city /
Is New York a post-secular city? Massive immigration and cultural changes have created an increasingly complex social landscape in which religious life plays a dynamic role. Yet the magnitude of religion's impact on New York's social life has gone unacknowledged
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
New York University Press,
[2001], ©2001
New York : c2001 New York : ©2001 New York ; London : [2001], ©2001 New York ; London : c2001 New York : [2001] |
| Series: | Religion, race, and ethnicity
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| Summary: | Is New York a post-secular city? Massive immigration and cultural changes have created an increasingly complex social landscape in which religious life plays a dynamic role. Yet the magnitude of religion's impact on New York's social life has gone unacknowledged From Italian Catholics, Mormons, Muslims, and Russian Jews to Zen Buddhists, Rastafarians, and Pentacostal Latinas, New York Glory both captures the richness of religious life in New York City and provides an important foundation for our understanding of the current and future shape of religion in America New York Glory gathers together for the first time the best research on religion in contemporary New York City. It includes contributors from every major research project on religion in New York to provide a comprehensive look at the current state of religion in the city. Moving beyond broad surveys into specific case studies of communities and institutions, it provides a window onto the diversity of religious life in New York |
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| Item Description: | This WorldCat-derived record is shareable under Open Data Commons ODC-BY, with attribution to OCLC |
| Physical Description: | xv, 440 p. : ill. ; 24 cm xv, 440 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 395-429) and index Includes bibliographical references (pages 395-429) and index |
| ISBN: | 0814716008 (hardcover : alk. paper) 0814716008 (hbk. : alk. paper) 0814716008 (hc : alk. paper) 0814716008 0814716016 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0814716016 (pbk.) 0814716016 9780814716007 (hc : alk. paper) 9780814716007 9780814716014 (pbk.) 9780814716014 |