TY  - BOOK
AU  - Chesnut,R.Andrew
TI  - Devoted to death: Santa Muerte, the skeleton saint 
SN  - 9780190633349
AV  - BL504 .C44 2018eb
U1  - 202/.30972 23
PY  - 2018///]
CY  - New York, NY
PB  - Oxford University Press
KW  - Santa Muerte
KW  - Death
KW  - Religious aspects
KW  - Death (Personification)
KW  - Mort
KW  - Aspect religieux
KW  - Mort (Personnification)
KW  - BODY, MIND & SPIRIT
KW  - Gaia & Earth Energies
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - RELIGION
KW  - Christianity
KW  - General
KW  - Theology
KW  - fast
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Foreword -- 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 -- Bibliography -- Index
N2  - 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 landscapes. Although condemned as satanic by both Catholic and Protestant churches, this folk saint's supernatural powers appeal to millions of Mexican citizens and Central American and Mexican immigrants
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