Lady Death and the Pluralization of Latin American Religion

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Lady Death and the Pluralization of Latin American Religion

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Oct 31, 2019

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In today’s podcast, Professor R. Andrew Chesnut connects Brazil’s colonial past to its pluralist present and explains why folk saint devotion to Santa Muerte or Lady Death is one of the fastest growing religious movements in the world.

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Oct 31, 2019

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