A New York of Their Own: A Romanian Sacred Space in the City
A New York of Their Own: A Romanian Sacred Space in the City
Author(s): Mona MomescuSubject(s): History and theory of sociology, Social development, Rural and urban sociology, Ethnic Minorities Studies, Identity of Collectives
Published by: EDITURA OSCAR PRINT
Keywords: Romanian-Americans; New York City; sacred space; D. Gusti; V. Hațegan; space/time mapping; identity;
Summary/Abstract: Based on an archive unexplored so far, namely that of the St.Dumitru Romanian Orthodox Church in Manhattan (Romanian Orthodox Parish “St. Dumitru”), the paper reflects on the complicated history of the Romanian-American community shaped its modern identity, and its relations to New York City, the official, other communities, and with the “old country” (Romania), within a decade (1939-1949).It also examines how the new identity of the community was supported by the Romanian-American sacred space, and how this became a matrix of language and culture preservation and transformation, of political and social consciousness, and of post-WW II engagement with ethnic and political injustice.
Journal: THE JOURNAL OF URBAN ANTHROPOLOGY
- Issue Year: 11/2023
- Issue No: 22
- Page Range: 68-84
- Page Count: 16
- Language: English
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