Observations on Why Promotors of Italian American Culture Need to Know More: The Italian/American Experience of Religion
This essay sheds light on the misconception that Catholicism is an essential characteristic to Italian/American and, hence, Italian identity. Through a brief examination of the demographic make-up of Italy’s population, and in conversation with scholars such as Richard Alba, Joseph Varacalli, Rudy V...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Creighton University
2022
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The journal of religion & society
Year: 2022, Volume: 24 |
Further subjects: | B
Italian history
B Immigration B Religion B Catholicism B Identity B Community |
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Summary: | This essay sheds light on the misconception that Catholicism is an essential characteristic to Italian/American and, hence, Italian identity. Through a brief examination of the demographic make-up of Italy’s population, and in conversation with scholars such as Richard Alba, Joseph Varacalli, Rudy Vecoli, and others, Tamburri demonstrates that Catholicism, while dominant in numbers, is not a sine qua non regarding Italian/American identity. |
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ISSN: | 1522-5658 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: The journal of religion & society
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Persistent identifiers: | HDL: 10504/136033 |