Puerto Rican and Cuban Catholics in the U.S., 1900-1965

by Jay P. Dolan

Book Overview

When Puerto Ricans and Cubans arrived in the United States both groups presented to American Catholics the paradox of cultures pervaded by Catholic symbols, attitudes, and traditions, but out of touch with the values and priorities of the institutional Church. Furthermore, both Cubans and Puerto Ricans tend to perceive themselves as being in the U.S. provisionally and therefore insist on holding on to their language and culture, while striving...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0268026068
• ISBN13: 9780268026066
• Release Date: October 1994
• Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press
• Length: 268 Pages
• Weight: 0.87 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"