R Andrew Chesnut
Biographic Data
| ID | 3590652 |
|---|---|
| NAME | R Andrew Chesnut |
| GIVEN NAMES | R Andrew |
| FAMILY NAME | Chesnut |
| SIGNATURE | CHESNUT R A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Virginia Commonwealth University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 18 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 31 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 18 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
King Death
This article delves into the intriguing origins and identity of the folk saint Rey Pascual, a syncretic figure venerated in Guatemala and Mexico. Rey Pascual's emergence is rooted in the blending of Catholic and Mayan beliefs, transforming the Spanish saint Pascual Bailón into a skeletal folk saint. Pascual Bailón, a sixteenth-century Franciscan friar known for his mystic and contemplative nature, was later venerated in the Americas following his…
Saint Death and the virus
Syncretic Santa Muerte
In this article, we trace the syncretic origins and development of the new religious movement centered on the Mexican folk saint of death, Santa Muerte. We explore how she was born of the syncretic association of the Spanish Catholic Grim Reapress and Pre-Columbian Indigenous thanatologies in the colonial era. Through further religious bricolage in the post-colony, we describe how as the new religious movement rapidly expanded it integrated eleme…
Holy Death in the Time of Coronavirus
As Santa Muerte prayer cards and candles circulate in Mexico with petitions of protection against COVID-19, we consider death as doctor in these tumultuous times proving that the folk saint of death is not solely a narco-saint, as the press depicts, but is supplicated for miracles of COVID healing and protection from the virus. We not only reveal the importance of religion for coping with pandemics but also focus on the notion of death as healing…
Santa Muerte
Dans cet article, nous soutenons que Santa Muerte, une sainte mexicaine feminine de l’amour et de la mort, bien que souvent caracterisee comme une « narco-sainte » associee aux narcotrafiquants et
La Santa Muerte in Mexico
In Her Own Image
Prosperous Prosperity
Devoted to Death
Chapter 1: Origins and History of Devotion to Saint Death Chapter 2: A New Religious Movement Chapter 3: Crime, Punishment, and the Mexican Drug War Chapter 4: Santa Muerte as Love Doctor Chapter 5: Santa Muerte in the Commercial Economy Chapter 6: Santa Muerte as Divine Healer Chapter 7: Santa Muerte as the Saint of Justice Chapter 8: Conclusion
Devoted to DeathSanta Muerte, the Skeleton Saint
This book 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 Americans and immigrants in the U.S. Devotees believe the Bony Lady (as she is affectionately called) to be the fastest and most effective miracle worker, and as such, her statuettes and paraphernal…
Santa Morte, a Santa Esquelética No México E Nos Estados Unidos
Este artigo traz algumas considerações retiradas de uma pesquisa mais ampla sobre as razões do aumento da popularidade do culto à Santa Morte no México e nos Estados Unidos, desde o início dos anos 2000. De uma prática oculta, desconhecida de boa parte dos mexicanos, transformou-se em um crescente culto público que contabiliza milhões de devotos nos dois países. O texto analisa a evolução do culto, do período colonial hispânico até os dias atuais…
How Latin America Saved the Soul of the Catholic Church
Reason to Believe
Commentaries
Witches, Wailers, and Welfare
Hall Of Mirrors: Power, Witchcraft, And Caste In Colonial Mexico. By Laura A. Lewis. (Durham: Duke University Press, 2003. Pp. 262. $79.95 cloth, $22.95 paper.) Death Is A Festival: Funeral Rites And Rebellion In Nineteenth-Century Brazil. By João José Reis. Translated by H. Sabrina Gledhill. (Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press, 2003. Pp. 386. $59.95 cloth, $27.50 paper.) Witchcraft And Welfare: Spiritual Capital And The Business…
Competitive Spirits
R. Andrew Chesnut shows how the development of religious pluralism over the past half-century has radically transformed the "spiritual economy" of Latin America. In order to thrive in this new religious economy, says Chesnut, Latin American spiritual "firms" must develop an attractive product and know how to market it to popular consumers. Three religious groups, he demonstrates, have proven to be the most skilled competitors in the new unregulat…
Pragmatic Consumers and Practical Products
R. Andrew Chesnut, Pragmatic Consumers and Practical Products: The Success of Pneumacentric Religion among Women in Latin America's New Religious Economy, Review of Religious Research, Vol. 45, No. 1 (Sep., 2003), pp. 20-31
A Preferential Option for the Spirit
The Catholic Charismatic Renewal (CCR), the Latin American church's largest and most dynamic lay movement, demands scholarly attention for its extraordinary appeal among Catholic laity and its unanimous approval by national episcopacies. If the church is finally using mass media and other Protestant techniques for evangelization, it is because of the Charismatics, whose missionary zeal rivals that of their chief competitors, the Pentecostals. Thi…
A Preferential Option for the Spirit
The Catholic Charismatic Renewal (CCR), the Latin American church's largest and most dynamic lay movement, demands scholarly attention for its extraordinary appeal among Catholic laity and its unanimous approval by national episcopacies. If the church is finally using mass media and other Protestant techniques for evangelization, it is because of the Charismatics, whose missionary zeal rivals that of their chief competitors, the Pentecostals. Thi…
Reason to Believe
Holy Death in the Time of Coronavirus
As Santa Muerte prayer cards and candles circulate in Mexico with petitions of protection against COVID-19, we consider death as doctor in these tumultuous times proving that the folk saint of death is not solely a narco-saint, as the press depicts, but is supplicated for miracles of COVID healing and protection from the virus. We not only reveal the importance of religion for coping with pandemics but also focus on the notion of death as healing…
Santa Muerte
Dans cet article, nous soutenons que Santa Muerte, une sainte mexicaine feminine de l’amour et de la mort, bien que souvent caracterisee comme une « narco-sainte » associee aux narcotrafiquants et
Pragmatic Consumers and Practical Products
R. Andrew Chesnut, Pragmatic Consumers and Practical Products: The Success of Pneumacentric Religion among Women in Latin America's New Religious Economy, Review of Religious Research, Vol. 45, No. 1 (Sep., 2003), pp. 20-31
Syncretic Santa Muerte
In this article, we trace the syncretic origins and development of the new religious movement centered on the Mexican folk saint of death, Santa Muerte. We explore how she was born of the syncretic association of the Spanish Catholic Grim Reapress and Pre-Columbian Indigenous thanatologies in the colonial era. Through further religious bricolage in the post-colony, we describe how as the new religious movement rapidly expanded it integrated eleme…
In Her Own Image
Witches, Wailers, and Welfare
Hall Of Mirrors: Power, Witchcraft, And Caste In Colonial Mexico. By Laura A. Lewis. (Durham: Duke University Press, 2003. Pp. 262. $79.95 cloth, $22.95 paper.) Death Is A Festival: Funeral Rites And Rebellion In Nineteenth-Century Brazil. By João José Reis. Translated by H. Sabrina Gledhill. (Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press, 2003. Pp. 386. $59.95 cloth, $27.50 paper.) Witchcraft And Welfare: Spiritual Capital And The Business…
Competitive Spirits
R. Andrew Chesnut shows how the development of religious pluralism over the past half-century has radically transformed the "spiritual economy" of Latin America. In order to thrive in this new religious economy, says Chesnut, Latin American spiritual "firms" must develop an attractive product and know how to market it to popular consumers. Three religious groups, he demonstrates, have proven to be the most skilled competitors in the new unregulat…
Pragmatic Consumers and Practical Products
R. Andrew Chesnut, Pragmatic Consumers and Practical Products: The Success of Pneumacentric Religion among Women in Latin America's New Religious Economy, Review of Religious Research, Vol. 45, No. 1 (Sep., 2003), pp. 20-31
A Preferential Option for the Spirit
The Catholic Charismatic Renewal (CCR), the Latin American church's largest and most dynamic lay movement, demands scholarly attention for its extraordinary appeal among Catholic laity and its unanimous approval by national episcopacies. If the church is finally using mass media and other Protestant techniques for evangelization, it is because of the Charismatics, whose missionary zeal rivals that of their chief competitors, the Pentecostals. Thi…
Commentaries
Witches, Wailers, and Welfare
Hall Of Mirrors: Power, Witchcraft, And Caste In Colonial Mexico. By Laura A. Lewis. (Durham: Duke University Press, 2003. Pp. 262. $79.95 cloth, $22.95 paper.) Death Is A Festival: Funeral Rites And Rebellion In Nineteenth-Century Brazil. By João José Reis. Translated by H. Sabrina Gledhill. (Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press, 2003. Pp. 386. $59.95 cloth, $27.50 paper.) Witchcraft And Welfare: Spiritual Capital And The Business…
Reason to Believe
How Latin America Saved the Soul of the Catholic Church
Santa Morte, a Santa Esquelética No México E Nos Estados Unidos
Este artigo traz algumas considerações retiradas de uma pesquisa mais ampla sobre as razões do aumento da popularidade do culto à Santa Morte no México e nos Estados Unidos, desde o início dos anos 2000. De uma prática oculta, desconhecida de boa parte dos mexicanos, transformou-se em um crescente culto público que contabiliza milhões de devotos nos dois países. O texto analisa a evolução do culto, do período colonial hispânico até os dias atuais…
Devoted to DeathSanta Muerte, the Skeleton Saint
This book 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 Americans and immigrants in the U.S. Devotees believe the Bony Lady (as she is affectionately called) to be the fastest and most effective miracle worker, and as such, her statuettes and paraphernal…
Devoted to Death
Chapter 1: Origins and History of Devotion to Saint Death Chapter 2: A New Religious Movement Chapter 3: Crime, Punishment, and the Mexican Drug War Chapter 4: Santa Muerte as Love Doctor Chapter 5: Santa Muerte in the Commercial Economy Chapter 6: Santa Muerte as Divine Healer Chapter 7: Santa Muerte as the Saint of Justice Chapter 8: Conclusion
Prosperous Prosperity
In Her Own Image
Holy Death in the Time of Coronavirus
As Santa Muerte prayer cards and candles circulate in Mexico with petitions of protection against COVID-19, we consider death as doctor in these tumultuous times proving that the folk saint of death is not solely a narco-saint, as the press depicts, but is supplicated for miracles of COVID healing and protection from the virus. We not only reveal the importance of religion for coping with pandemics but also focus on the notion of death as healing…
Santa Muerte
Dans cet article, nous soutenons que Santa Muerte, une sainte mexicaine feminine de l’amour et de la mort, bien que souvent caracterisee comme une « narco-sainte » associee aux narcotrafiquants et
La Santa Muerte in Mexico
Syncretic Santa Muerte
In this article, we trace the syncretic origins and development of the new religious movement centered on the Mexican folk saint of death, Santa Muerte. We explore how she was born of the syncretic association of the Spanish Catholic Grim Reapress and Pre-Columbian Indigenous thanatologies in the colonial era. Through further religious bricolage in the post-colony, we describe how as the new religious movement rapidly expanded it integrated eleme…
Saint Death and the virus
King Death
This article delves into the intriguing origins and identity of the folk saint Rey Pascual, a syncretic figure venerated in Guatemala and Mexico. Rey Pascual's emergence is rooted in the blending of Catholic and Mayan beliefs, transforming the Spanish saint Pascual Bailón into a skeletal folk saint. Pascual Bailón, a sixteenth-century Franciscan friar known for his mystic and contemplative nature, was later venerated in the Americas following his…
Art (12 works) · Sociology (9 works) · Religion and Society Interactions (8 works) · Art history (7 works) · History (7 works) · Humanities (7 works) · Latin American and Latino Studies (7 works) · Philosophy (7 works) · Political science (7 works) · Latin Americans (6 works)