1st Edition
The Religion of Ethnicity Belief and Belonging in a Greek-American Community
By Gary A. Kunkelman
Copyright 1990
212 Pages
by
Routledge
212 Pages
by
Routledge
212 Pages
by
Routledge
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The integrative role of religion has been a recurrent theme of sociological and anthropological theory. This role is apparent in the Greek-American community; religion functions as a cement of the social fabric. Indeed, it would be hard to overestimate the role of Greek Orthodoxy in joining people of Greek ancestry into a community and reinforcing their sense of ethnic identity. The nature of... Read more
1. Background Considerations: Prior Research, Assumptions and Approach 2. The Community’s Early Years 3. Right and Wrong: Pride and Shame 4. Family: Marriage and Kin Relationships 5. Parent-Child Relationships 6. Education, Occupation and Success 7. The Ethnic Church 8. Contrasting Priestly Styles 9. Orthodoxy: Dogma and Cognitive Forms 10. The Concept of Ethnicity: Summary and Observations 11. The Religion of Ethnicity: Summary and Observations
Biography
Gary A. Kunkelman
