Men, Tattoos, and Catholic Devotion in Brooklyn

This article explores the religious lives of Catholic men in Brooklyn, particularly focusing on their tattoos of saints and Catholic objects. It argues that tattoos are much like devotional objects: they are votive and function like sacramentals. Like scapulars, medals, and rosaries, tattoos can be...

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Main Author: Maldonado-Estrada, Alyssa (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Taylor & Francis [2020]
In: Material religion
Year: 2020, Volume: 16, Issue: 5, Pages: 584-613
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Brooklyn, NY / Skapulierfest / Italians / Catholic / Tattoo / Devotional article / Man / Piety / Religious identity
RelBib Classification:CB Christian life; spirituality
CD Christianity and Culture
CH Christianity and Society
KBJ Italy
KBQ North America
KDB Roman Catholic Church
Further subjects:B Festival performance
B Material Culture
B giglio
B Men
B tattoos
B Saints
B Italian-American
B Brooklyn
B Catholicism
B Our Lady of Mount Carmel
B Devotion
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