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Pros
It elucidates the author's point very well without making undue fun of the faithful. My only grievance is that he does tend to get repetitive at some points in the book.
The bibliography is a good starting point for those who wish to delve further into the subject for the purpose of understanding and getting along with others. Chestnut sometimes describes religious activity in terms of economics which i believe is rel... Read More
Andrew chesnut has a very readable style blending field research, academic rigor, and personal humor. He brings his ability to synthesize many facets of religion and related practices, distill them. Chesnut shows how santa muerte has become boomingly ... Read More
This is a lively book written by an author who is a renowned expert in latin american religion. The book makes clear that the veneration of santa muerte is not limited to mexico or even to american cities with large immigrant populations. There are ma... Read More
Cons
In the interest of forthrightness, chesnut should make clear from his opening pages that he is not a catholic &. Santa muerte (whose name is better translated into english as 'holy death' than as the 'saint death' preferred by chesnut) is clearly a... Read More
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His balanced approach combines research indicative of a trained historian with the sociological approach of interacting with th... Read More
He also explains the catholic church’s opposition to santa muerte, the saint’s links to drug cartels, and the relationship in m... Read More
Generally these could be healing, love, revenge, protection, issues with the law, money, or family, black magic or defense agai... Read More
David romo was allied with the traditional catholic church and he opened up a church dedicated to santa muerte.
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Chesnut is right there with me, having a conversation over coffee.
Competitiveness
, which takes a more ground-roots view of la flaquita's rapid rise to religious prominence.
The most noteable one is the virgin of guadalupe, which was who the author was researching.
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Its really hard to find information in english on la santa muerte and a lot of whats available is tackedon new age rubbish produced purely for profit
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Andrew chesnuts devoted to death
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I would have liked a little more information on the pre2000s history of la santa muerte but i understand how sparse that information is
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The folk religion of la santa muerte has crossed the border into the united states with few having any knowledge about it beyond mere assumptions
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The authors background is in teaching and i think that what may look like repetition is actually the kind of summary and reiteration of the main points that any good teacher presents to students or in an extended essay
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Devoted to death santa muerte the skeleton saint was written by r
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Andrew chesnut professor of religious studies after his discovery subsequent investigation of santa muerte in 2009
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The author was surprised to find evidence of her burgeoning cultus in his hometown of richmond virginia
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