Popular religiosity and the transnational journey: Inscribing Filipino identity in the Santo Niño fiesta in New Zealand

• Main Author: Tondo, Josefina Socorro Flores
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2010
• Subjects: Filipino diaspora; Religion and sociology; Identification (Religion); Group identity; Anthropology; Social and Behavioral Sciences; Social and Cultural Anthropology
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/12452
• Institution: De La Salle University

Catholic diasporic populations often carry their icons and customary modes of devotion with them. Among New Zealand’s secular society, some migrant communities display their religion publicly through processions, fiestas and festivals. The present article explores the role of religion in the Filipin...