2011/01/01 by Piotr Grzegorz Michalik · 1 citation
Arts and Humanities · Medicine · Psychology · Social Sciences · #Ancient history #Art #Art history #Crime, Deviance, and Social Control #Cult #Ethnology #History #Humanities #Media Influence and Health #Media, Religion, Digital Communication #Medicine #Philosophy #Popularity #Psychology #Religion and Society in Latin America #Religious Tourism and Spaces #Religious studies #SAINT #Social psychology #Sociology #Spiritualism #Spirituality #Theology #Worship
paper · pdf · doi:10.4000/assr.22800
openalex publication_date 2011/01/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/02
This paper discusses a popular but hardly investigated cult of an informal saint Santa Muerte (Saint Death). Santa Muerte enjoys growing popularity in Mexico and neighboring countries. One of the reasons for it is the cult's extensive presence in mass media. It remains exposed to influence of other popular religious traditions, including Spiritualism and elements of the New Age spirituality.