LEADER 04370nam 2200829 a 450 001 9910450363503321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-520-93010-X 010 $a1-282-35717-4 010 $a9786612357176 010 $a1-59734-697-7 024 7 $a10.1525/9780520930100 035 $a(CKB)1000000000004802 035 $a(EBL)223823 035 $a(OCoLC)437143974 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000194772 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11180204 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000194772 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10241730 035 $a(PQKB)11247656 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC223823 035 $a(OCoLC)55741620 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse30360 035 $a(DE-B1597)520092 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780520930100 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL223823 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10058566 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL235717 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000004802 100 $a20020920d2003 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurun#---|u||u 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aLa lucha for Cuba $ereligion and politics on the streets of Miami /$fMiguel A. De La Torre 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aBerkeley $cUniversity of California Press$dc2003 215 $a1 online resource (203 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 0 $a0-520-23526-6 311 0 $a0-520-23852-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 161-169) and index. 327 $tFront matter --$tContents --$tIllustrations --$tAbbreviations --$tPreface --$t1. An Ajiaco Christianity --$t2. La Lucha: The Religion of Miami --$t3. Psalm 137: Constructing Cuban Identity while in Babylon --$t4. Machismo: Creating Structures of Oppression --$t5. The End of the Elián Saga: The Continuation of La Lucha --$tNotes --$tReferences --$tIndex 330 $aFor 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 power and privilege--distinguishing themselves from other Hispanic communities in the United States--and how religion has figured in their ascension. Through the lens of religion and culture, his work also unmasks and explores intra-Hispanic structures of oppression operating among Cubans in Miami. Miami Cubans use a religious expression, la lucha, or "the struggle," to justify the power and privilege they have achieved. Within the context of la lucha, De La Torre explores the religious dichotomy created between the "children of light" (Exilic Cubans) and the "children of darkness" (Resident Cubans). Examining the recent saga of the Elián González custody battle, he shows how the cultural construction of la lucha has become a distinctly Miami-style spirituality that makes el exilio (exile) the basis for religious reflection, understanding, and practice--and that conflates political mobilization with spiritual meaning in an ongoing confrontation with evil. 606 $aCuban Americans$zFlorida$zMiami$xPolitics and government 606 $aCuban Americans$zFlorida$zMiami$xReligion 606 $aCuban Americans$zFlorida$zMiami$xSocial conditions 606 $aExiles$zFlorida$zMiami$xPolitical activity 606 $aExiles$xReligious life$zFlorida$zMiami 606 $aExiles$zFlorida$zMiami$xSocial conditions 606 $aChristianity and politics$zFlorida$zMiami 606 $aOppression (Psychology)$xPolitical aspects$zFlorida$zMiami 607 $aMiami (Fla.)$xPolitics and government 607 $aMiami (Fla.)$xReligious life and customs 615 0$aCuban Americans$xPolitics and government. 615 0$aCuban Americans$xReligion. 615 0$aCuban Americans$xSocial conditions. 615 0$aExiles$xPolitical activity. 615 0$aExiles$xReligious life 615 0$aExiles$xSocial conditions. 615 0$aChristianity and politics 615 0$aOppression (Psychology)$xPolitical aspects 676 $a305.868/72910759381 700 $aDe La Torre$b Miguel A$0874752 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910450363503321 996 $aLa lucha for Cuba$92468058 997 $aUNINA