La Santa Muerte in Mexico - History, Devotion, and Society (Hardcover)

For over a decade the cult of La Santa Muerte has grown rapidly in Mexico and the United States. Thousands of people--ranging from drug runners and mothers to cabdrivers, soldiers, police, and prison inmates--invoke the protection of La Santa Muerte. Devotees seek her protection through practicing popular vows, attending public rosaries and masses at street altars, and constructing and maintaining home altars. This book examines La Santa Muerte's role in people's daily lives and explores how popular religious practices of worship and devotion developed around a figure often associated with illicit activities. She represents life with the possibility of respite but without ultimate redemption, and she speaks to the complexities of lives lived at the fringes of violence, insecurity, impunity, and economic hardship. The essays collected here move beyond the visually arresting sight of La Santa Muerte as a tattoo or figurine, suggesting that she represents a major movement in Mexico.

General

Imprint:	University of New Mexico Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	September 2019
Editors:	Wil G. Pansters
Dimensions:	229 x 152mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	248
ISBN-13:	978-0-8263-6081-6
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Alternative belief systems > Occult studies > Satanism & demonology Books > History > American history > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Alternative belief systems > Occult studies > Satanism & demonology
LSN:	0-8263-6081-5
Barcode:	9780826360816

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