Month: May 2026

In the contrast between the cults of the Mexican Santa Muerte and San La Muerte in the Guaraní-Creole region of Argentina and Paraguay, a particularly significant element emerges concerning the role of nocturnal animals and their transformation into religious symbols. In both cases, this is not merely an iconographic detail, but rather a process of … Continue reading Messengers of Death: Owls in the Cults of Santa Muerte and San La Muerte