Death is Women’s Work: Santa Muerte, a Folk Saint and Her Female Followers

Santa Muerte is a new religious movement that originated in Mexico. It centers on devotion to death. It has come under fire from the Catholic Church, the Mexican State, and mass media across the Americas. In misrepresentations that are often racist, and sexist, Santa Muerte has been portrayed by the...

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Published in:International journal of Latin American religions
Main Author: Kingsbury, Kate 1980- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer International Publishing 2021
In: International journal of Latin American religions
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Santa Muerte / Popular piety / Woman / Adherents
IxTheo Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
AG Religious life; material religion
AZ New religious movements
KBR Latin America
Further subjects:B Women
B Gendered violence
B Death
B Mexico
B Santa Muerte
B Femicide
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