Devoted to Death: Santa Muerte, the Skeleton Saint

R. Andrew Chesnut offers a fascinating portrayal of Santa Muerte, a skeleton saint whose cult has attracted millions of devotees in the past eight years. As a personification of death, the Grim Reapress has become one of the most popular and powerful saints on both the Mexican and American religious...

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Auteur principal: Chesnut, R. Andrew 1964- (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Livre
Langue:Anglais
Service de livraison Subito: Commander maintenant.
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Publié: Cary Oxford University Press USA - OSO 2012
Dans:Année: 2012
Recensions:Devoted to Death: Santa Muerte, the Skeleton Saint (2013) (Moore, Rebecca, 1951 -)
Sujets non-standardisés:B Death -- Religious aspects
B Death (Personification)
B Grim Reaper (Symbolic character)
B Electronic books
Accès en ligne: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
Édition parallèle:Erscheint auch als: 9780199764662

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520 |a Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Blue Candle: Insight and Concentration -- 1. Brown Candle: History and Origins of the Cult -- 2. White Candle: Beliefs and Practices -- 3. Black Candle: Protection and Harm -- 4. Red Candle: Love and Passion -- 5. Gold Candle: Prosperity and Abundance -- 6. Purple Candle: Healing -- 7. Green Candle: Law and Justice -- Conclusion: Seven-Color Candle: Multiple Miracles -- Notes -- References -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z. 
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