Notes to the Executive

laureneverett:

Sysiphus at the Templo Santa Muerte - from my series on alternative religion in Los Angeles.

necrosophia:

Santa Muerte Piadosa

fromegosperspective:

Santa Muerte is rapidly gaining a following among both the drug cartels of Mexico and the police/military agencies fighting them. No matter what side you are on you will eventually find yourself in the arms of La Nina Blanca.

This is culture.

Photo Credit: Zumapress

http://skeletonsaint.com

tsayuri:

Ella cuida de nosotros

“La muerte es justa y pareja para todos pues todos vamos a morir”

Dr. R. Andrew Chesnut, Bishop Walter Sullivan Chair in Catholic Studies at Virginia Commonwealth University, and author of Devoted to Death: Santa Muerte, the Skeleton Saint, in collaboration with David Metcalfe, and Liminal Analytics, presents:

http://skeletonsaint.com

A multi-faceted exploration of the sanctification of death in the popular faith traditions of the Americas.

“Tracking the flowering of the Santa Muerte tradition is a fascinating way to study the development of an “official” religion from the seeds of folk practice.  In the United States alarmist media has spurred the interest of popular kitsch, and the images of La Madre Poderosa that have become part of the commercial aspect of Her cultus are an interesting way to engage in the changes that occur when a tradition begins to develop enough efficacy in the social domain to elicit commodification.”

- From Selling Holy Death – From Grim Reaper to Skeletal Virgin, A Brief Look at Commercializing an Emerging Iconography