Thesis
Formations of death: instrumentality, cult innovation, and the Templo Santa Muerte in Los Angeles
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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 southwestern United States as well, primarily among working-class Mexican Americans. Although Santa Muerte has been condemned by the Catholic clergy and vilified in mass media and popular culture for its ties to ...
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Bibliographic Details
- Publication date:
- 2014
- Type of award:
- DPhil
- Level of award:
- Doctoral
- Awarding institution:
- Oxford University, UK
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- Language:
- English
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- UUID:
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- Local pid:
- ora:9563
- Deposit date:
- 2014-12-10
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- Copyright holder:
- Panfalone, A
- Copyright date:
- 2014
- Notes:
- This thesis is not currently available on ORA.
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