Introduction to the U.S. Latina and Latino Religious Experience

Erscheinungsjahr 2004
ISBN: 978-0-391-04149-3
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 2, 322 Seiten, Format (B × H): 163 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 640 g

Reihe: Religion in the Americas

Latinos/Latinas are the largest “minority” in the United States, but the field of U.S. Latino/Latina studies is still in its infancy. This work represents the first single volume ever published on the U.S. Latino/Latina religious experience, an area that is even less explored. A carefully selected group of experts examines the major sub-groups of Latinos/Latinas including Mexican Americans, Puerto Ricans, and Cuban Americans, along with some of the lesser studied groups such as Dominicans and Central Americans. In addition, the volume includes important thematic chapters on the role of art, film, health care, literature, music, politics, and women’s influence in the U.S. Latino/Latina religious experience.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Avalos, Hector

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Religionssoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Kultursoziologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionssoziologie und -psychologie, Spiritualität, Mystik

Über Autor(innen)

Hector Avalos, Ph.D.(1991), in Bible/Near Eastern studies at Harvard University, is Associate Professor of Religious Studies and Director of the U.S. Latino/a Studies program at Iowa State University and the general editor of the Brill series Religion in the Americas.