Saints and Demons: Putting La Santa Muerte in Historical Perspective
Regions: Mexico
Chapter in La Santa Muerte in Mexico: History, Devotion, and Society (ed. Wil G. Pansters). Places the cult of Santa Muerte in historical context, examining the relationship between the Catholic Church and popular devotion. Understands the cult as one of numerous movements of religious revitalization in Mexico, linking these revivals to historical moments of destabilization and upheaval.