Negotiating Identity in Boston’s North End through Religious Symbols and Pageantry

Augusto Ferraiuolo, Università di Cassino

From early June to mid-September, Boston’s North End is transformed into a living theater of religious spectacle.  Professor of Cultural Anthropology at la Università di Cassino, Augusto Ferraiuolo examines the ensemble of religious for their social function, symbolic meanings, and collective morphology.