Origin of the Italian Mafia Groups: History & Role in Italian Society
The term ‘Mafia’ originates from Sicily, an island where beauty and brutality live side-by-side, and is loosely translated to “the private use of violence in public domains” (Blok, 2008:7). According to Paoli (2004) the Calabrian ‘Ndrangheta and the Sicilian Cosa Nostra are the most powerful Italian Mafia groups, followed by the Neapolitan Camorra. Blok … Read more