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Our Lady of the Exile

- Diasporic Religion at a Cuban Catholic Shrine in Miami

About Our Lady of the Exile

This is a study of Cuban-American popular Catholicism, focusing on the shrine of Our Lady of Charity in Miami, which is the sacred centre of the Cuban community in exile. Tweed uses historical and ethnographic methods to discover why the shrine attained so much importance and attracts so many visitors, and what it can tell us about larger issues of religion, identity, and place.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780195105292
  • Binding:
  • Hardback
  • Pages:
  • 240
  • Published:
  • December 17, 1997
  • Dimensions:
  • 163x243x23 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 549 g.
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Expected delivery: December 5, 2024

Description of Our Lady of the Exile

This is a study of Cuban-American popular Catholicism, focusing on the shrine of Our Lady of Charity in Miami, which is the sacred centre of the Cuban community in exile. Tweed uses historical and ethnographic methods to discover why the shrine attained so much importance and attracts so many visitors, and what it can tell us about larger issues of religion, identity, and place.

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