The Scythe and the Pentagram
Santa Muerte from Folk Catholicism to Occultism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3172370 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Manon Hedenborg-White, Manon Hedenborg White (0000-0002-7383-9857, Uppsala University, corresponding author), Fredrik Gregorius (0000-0002-9136-4277, Linköping University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1 |
| Publication date | 2016-12-22 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Religions (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2077-1444 • E-ISSN: 2077-1444 |
| Publisher | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/rel8010001 |
| OpenAlex | W2567665717 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 25 |
| References cited | 15 |
Santa Muerte is establishing a presence among practitioners of contemporary occultism in Europe and North America. The occult milieu is highly different from the Mexican cult of Santa Muerte, having a strong heritage of secrecy and tradition as social capital and being mostly middle-class in orientation. Nonetheless, this Catholic folk saint with a mostly pragmatic, popular, and grassroots cult is becoming increasingly popular among occultists. Based on a survey of three recent books on Santa Muerte geared towards an Anglophone, occult audience, it is therefore the aim of this article to understand how and why the Skeleton Saint is attracting adherents in the occult milieu, by analyzing the underlying causes of this growing trend, as well as the conditions shaping it. It is the overall argument of this article that the beginning reception of Santa Muerte in occultism is a result of perceived needs and demands specific to the occult milieu rather than characteristics inherent in the symbol itself, and that an analysis of the ways in which she is spreading outside of her original sociocultural context must be guided by an understanding of the novel one she is integrated in
Aesthetics · Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Art history · Cult · Grassroots · Occult · Political science · SAINT · Sociocultural evolution · Sociology · Spiritualism · Anthropology · Culinary Culture and Tourism · History · Law · Philosophy · Religious studies · Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices · Religious Tourism and Spaces
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| Unique citing works | 25 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 3,13 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2026 (9) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |