Gods of the City
Subtitle: Religion and the American Urban Landscape (Religion in North America)
Contributors: Robert A. Orsi (Editor)
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Published: June 1, 1999
Language: eng
Format: Library Binding
Number of pages: 402
ISBN-13: 9780253334992
Subjects: Religion: general; Sociology, Social Studies; Sociology Of Religion; Religion; Religion - Commentaries / Reference; Christian Rituals & Practice - General; Comparative Religion; Sociology - Urban; General; Cities and towns; Religious aspects; United States
First sentence: Approximately 500,000 Haitians-about 8 percent of all Haitians-live in greater New York, an area that includes New York City as well as the New York and New Jersey communities that participate in the life of the city.