The Cult of Santa Muerte now has a projected 10 million followers spanning from Chile to Canada. Researcher and writer David Metcalfe shares his study on this new representation of Death taking over the Americas, as well as comments on death in culture, the Roman Catholic Church’s condemnation of the figure, alchemy, and the role of death in practical and contemplative traditions.
MUSIC:
Phantom Prank Device – “Rochelle Salt Test”
https://soundcloud.com/phantomprankdevice/rochelle-salt-test
Uhhhhmmm Bro – “Sound Scary”
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Saint Death (Trailer)
Santísima Muerte (Most Holy Death)
Short Documentary on Santa Muerte from MonsterTV
Followers, Police See Santa Muerte Differently
Saint Death – Mexico
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fBT72-hhTs
Devoted to Death: Santa Muerte, the Skeleton Saint (AWESOME LECTURE)
La Nina Blanca (Documental)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qcVF6akCro
GREAT ARTICLE http://skeletonsaint.com/2013/11/08/the-last-enemy/
Santa Muerte Interview with David Metcalfe – SERIOUS SANTA MUERTE RESEARCHER
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqT3Ih9HBcs
ANOTHER GREAT ARTICLE http://www.huffingtonpost.com/r-andrew-chesnut/mexicos-trinity-of-death-_b_4108136.html#slide=3013861
Santa Muerte “Saint Death” soars in popularity in U.S.
http://www.oregonlive.com/today/index.ssf/2013/03/santa_muerte_saint_death_soars.html
Nuestra Santisima Muerte (Santa Muerte) Eng
A Saint for Sinners: The Worship of Santa Muerte
A LITTLE ON THE NAME
A variant of this is Santísima Muerte, which is translated as “Most Holy Death”, while devotees often call her Santisma Muerte during their rituals. Santa Muerte is also known by a wide variety of eponyms: the Skinny Lady (la flaquita), the Bony Lady (la Huesuda), the White Girl (la Niña Blanca), the White Sister (la Hermana Blanca), the Pretty Girl (la Niña Bonita), the Powerful Lady (la Dama Poderosa), and the Godmother (la Madrina).
Santa Muerte is referred to by a number of monikers such as Señora de las Sombras (“Lady of the Shadows”), Señora Blanca (“White Lady”), Señora Negra (“Black Lady”), Niña Santa (“Holy Girl”), Santa Sebastiana (St. Sebastienne) or Doña Bella Sebastiana (“Our Beautiful Lady Sebastienne”) and La Flaca (“The Skinny Lady”).
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