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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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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Taylor & Francis
[2020]
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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
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| RelBib Classification: | CB Christian life; spirituality CD Christianity and Culture CH Christianity and Society KBJ Italy KBQ North America KDB Roman Catholic Church |
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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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Presumably Free Access Volltext (Resolving-System) |