Jonathan E Calvillo

The Saints of Santa Ana

Faith and Ethnicity in a Mexican Majority City

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Produktbeschreibung

This book takes readers into the Mexican-majority neighborhoods of Santa Ana, California, a city once dubbed the hardest place to live in the U.S. Jonathan E. Calvillo explores the challenges faced by Mexican immigrants in this working-class city, highlighting how faith practices are central to social interactions and community building. How does faith shape residents' sense of ethnic identity? Drawing on five years of participant observation and in-depth interviews, The Saints of Santa Ana offers a rich portrait of a fascinating American community.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Sydney University Press
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. November 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 208mm x 137mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 363g
• ISBN-13: 9780190097806
• ISBN-10: 0190097809
• Artikelnr.: 59917548

Autorenporträt

Jonathan E. Calvillo is Assistant Professor of Sociology of Religion at Boston University School of Theology. A son of Mexican immigrants, born and raised in Southern California, he holds a Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of California at Irvine. His scholarship centers on the sociology of religion, race and ethnicity, and immigration, especially within Latinx communities.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1 A City of Saints
2 A Century of Saints
3 The Authentic Ethnic Self
4 Altar Encounters
5 Defining Commitments Through Spiritual Dialogue
6 Notions of Neighborhood
Conclusion
Appendix A
Appendix B
Appendix C
Bibliography