As a way to coordinate outside of official and orthodox channels, Santa Muerte has become a central social driver for many living in northern Mexico. Her altars, shrines and chapels have become meeting places where core community issues can be worked out and a tentative neutrality can be reached between otherwise contentious groups and individuals. Rising, … Continue reading Leader of the Templo de la Santa Muerte de Tultitlán Assaulted
SANTA MUERTE: THE NEW SAINT IN TOWN An interview with Dr. R. Andrew Chesnut
(This interview was orginally published at the World Religion and Spirituality Forum, part of the World Religion and Spirituality Project at Virginia Commonwealth University) Dr. Chesnut, welcome to the World Religions and Spirituality Forum. WRSP: Reading about Santa Muerte in the media suggests that this devotionalism has just burst upon the scene. In your work … Continue reading SANTA MUERTE: THE NEW SAINT IN TOWN An interview with Dr. R. Andrew Chesnut
Most Holy Death 