Death is Women’s Work: Santa Muerte, a Folk Saint and Her Female Followers
Santa Muerte is a new religious movement that originated in Mexico. It centers on devotion to death. It has come under fire from the Catholic Church, the Mexican State, and mass media across the Americas. In misrepresentations that are often racist, and sexist, Santa Muerte has been portrayed by the...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Springer International Publishing
2021
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International journal of Latin American religions
Year: 2021, Volume: 5, Issue: 1, Pages: 43-63 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Santa Muerte
/ Popular piety
/ Woman
/ Adherents
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RelBib Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy AG Religious life; material religion AZ New religious movements KBR Latin America |
Further subjects: | B
Women
B Gendered violence B Death B Mexico B Santa Muerte B Femicide |
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