La lucha for Cuba : religion and politics on the streets of Miami /

For many in Miami's Cuban exile community, hating Fidel Castro is as natural as loving one's children. This hatred, Miguel De La Torre suggests, has in fact taken on religious significance. In La Lucha for Cuba, De La Torre shows how Exilic Cubans, a once marginalized group, have risen to...

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Autore principale: De La Torre, Miguel A.
Natura: Licensed eBooks
Lingua:inglese
Pubblicazione: Berkeley : University of California Press ©2003.
Accesso online:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1525/j.ctt1pphdn
Sommario:
  • Illustrations; Abbreviations; Preface; 1. An Ajiaco Christianity; 2. La Lucha: The Religion of Miami; 3. Psalm 137: Constructing Cuban Identity while in Babylon; 4. Machismo Creating Structures of Oppression; 5. The End of the Elián Saga: The Continuation of La Lucha; Notes; References; Index.