Santa Muerte: The History, Rituals, and Magic of Our Lady of the Holy Death

by Tracey Rollin

Book Overview

Death welcomes everyone. This is the foundation for the veneration of Santa Muerte, or Holy Death. Considered to be the female personification of death, she is associated with protection and safe passage to the afterlife. She is also the patron saint of people who live on the fringes of society and often face violence and death. In recent years her constituency has expanded to include the LGBT community and people who are marginalized or whose...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1578636213
• ISBN13: 9781578636211
• Release Date: October 2017
• Publisher: Weiser Books
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.0"