Category Archives: Santa Muerte

Documentary – “Santa Muerte: The Skeleton Saint”

May 2nd, 2015 | Posted in Day of the Dead, death, Dia de los Muertos, Santa Muerte

Andrew Chesnut has been interviewed here at TFQ previously in his work on devotion to Santa Muerte. He has recently produced this short documentary on this titled Santa Muerte: The Skeleton Saint.

Tagged in: Day of the Dead, death, Dia de los Muertos | 0 Comments

Interview with R. Andrew Chesnut on Santa Muerte, the Saint of Death

November 25th, 2014 | Posted in Day of the Dead, death, Dia de los Muertos, Santa Muerte

R. Andrew Chesnut is Professor of Religious Studies, Virginia Commonwealth University. He is the author of Devoted to Death: Santa Muerte, the Skeleton Saint (Oxford University Press, 2012), the first academic study of this topic in in English. He is currently working on the sequel. Chesnut discusses Santa Muerte in the interview below. TheoFantastique: Thank […]

Tagged in: Day of the Dead, death, Dia de los Muertos, Santa Muerta | 1 Comment

Reflections on an Academic Conference on the Saint and ‘Cult of Death’

November 24th, 2014 | Posted in Day of the Dead, death, Dia de los Muertos, new religious movements, Santa Muerte

Santa Muerte, the Saint of Death, and the international following she has is an area of interest here at TheoFantastique. R. Andrew Chesnut, author of Devoted to Death: Santa Muerte, the Skeleton Saint (Oxford University Press, 2012), recently posted on his blog regarding his thoughts on an international conference in the Netherlands that brought scholars […]

Tagged in: Day of the Dead, death, Dia de los Muertos, new religious movements | 0 Comments

Titles of Interest – Devoted to Death: Santa Muerta, the Skeleton Saint

October 7th, 2014 | Posted in Day of the Dead, death, Dia de los Muertos, new religious movements, Santa Muerte, Titles of Interest

Devoted to Death: Santa Muerta, the Skelton Saint by R. Andrew Chesnut (Oxford University Press, 2012) R. Andrew Chesnut offers a fascinating portrayal of Santa Muerte, a skeleton saint whose cult has attracted millions of devotees over the past decade. Although condemned by mainstream churches, this folk saint’s supernatural powers appeal to millions of Latin […]

Tagged in: Day of the Dead, death, Dia de los Muertos, new religious movements, Titles of Interest | 0 Comments