Formations of death: instrumentality, cult innovation, and the Templo Santa Muerte in Los Angeles
<p>This thesis examines the Templo Santa Muerte in Los Angeles, a small, loosely organized spiritual group dedicated to the veneration of La Santa Muerte, or the Holy Death. Although originating in the urban barrios (neighborhoods) of Mexico City, Santa Muerte is now venerated in the southwest...
Main Author: | Panfalone, A |
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Other Authors: | Parkin, R |
Format: | Thesis |
Language: | English |
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2014
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