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 landscapes. Although condemned as satanic by both Catholic and Protestant churches, this folk saint's supernatural powers appeal to millions of Mexican citizens andCentral American and Mexican immigrants.

• | Author: R. Andrew Chesnut
• | Publisher: Oxford University Press
• | Publication Date: Oct 04, 2017
• | Number of Pages: 264 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback/Religion
• | ISBN-10: 0190633336
• | ISBN-13: 9780190633332