http://wildhunt.org/blog/2007/10/investigating-saint-of-death.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:42:27 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://wildhunt.org/blog/2007/10/investigating-saint-of-death.html/comment-page-1#comment-4056 The Wild Hunt » Saint Death, Non-Pagan Easter, and Anti-Witch Hysteria Wed, 08 Apr 2009 15:02:37 +0000 http://wildhunt.org/blog/2007/10/investigating-the-saint-of-death.html#comment-4056 [...] Santa Muerte (Saint Death) is extremely popular among those who live in fear of violent death, it is popular both with drug-dealers and the [...] [...] Santa Muerte (Saint Death) is extremely popular among those who live in fear of violent death, it is popular both with drug-dealers and the [...]

]]> http://wildhunt.org/blog/2007/10/investigating-saint-of-death.html/comment-page-1#comment-1214 Enrique Thu, 18 Oct 2007 17:11:00 +0000 http://wildhunt.org/blog/2007/10/investigating-the-saint-of-death.html#comment-1214 A popular hypothesis is that the Santa Muerte is an avatar for a Prehispanic deity <a HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mictecacihuatl" REL="nofollow">Mictecacihuatl.</a><br/>I've been following the growth of this cult in the Mexican newspaper La Jornada" over the last few years, were people dispute the prehispanic link. According to one article, one aspect of the popularity is that you can petition to La Santa Muerte for favors that no other saint will grant. This may just be another response to a collapsing culture. A popular hypothesis is that the Santa Muerte is an avatar for a Prehispanic deity Mictecacihuatl.
I’ve been following the growth of this cult in the Mexican newspaper La Jornada” over the last few years, were people dispute the prehispanic link. According to one article, one aspect of the popularity is that you can petition to La Santa Muerte for favors that no other saint will grant. This may just be another response to a collapsing culture.

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