Title Devoted to death : Santa Muerte, the skeleton saint / R. Andrew Chesnut

Published New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012

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Description 1 online resource (ix, 321 pages) : illustrations Summary R. Andrew Chesnut offers a portrayal of Santa Muerte, a skeleton saint whose cult has attracted millions of devotees in the past 8 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 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Death -- Religious aspects. Death (Personification) Grim Reaper (Symbolic character) Death (Personification) Death -- Religious aspects Grim Reaper (Symbolic character) SUBJECT Mexico -- Religious life and customs Subject Mexico Form Electronic book ISBN 0199932530 9780199932535

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