Entanglements of faith: Discourses, practices of care and homeless people in an Italian City of Saints

Urban Studies

Volumn 51, Issue 14, 2014, Pages 3062-3078

  Lancione, Michele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

entanglements of faith; faith based organisations; homelessness; postsecular; Turin

Indexed keywords

CATHOLICISM; HOMELESSNESS; MORALITY; ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; SERVICE PROVISION; SOCIAL WORK;

ITALY; PIEDMONT [ITALY]; TORINO [PIEDMONT]; TURIN;

EID: 84893873613     PISSN: 00420980     EISSN: 1360063X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0042098013514620     Document Type: Article

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