Andrew Chesnut Lecture

Seeking a Holy Death: The Meteoric Rise of Mexican Folk Saint, Santa Muerte
Andrew Chesnut, Professor of Religious Studies, Virginia Commonwealth University

Thursday, October 25 @4pm
213 Bay State Rd. 4th Floor, River Room

Cosponsored with the Center for Latin American Studies 

Prior to 2002 folk saint Santa Muerte was unknown to 99% of Mexicans. Professor Chesnut will explore both the multifaceted identity of female death saint and the reasons for devotion to her quickly becoming the fastest growing new religious movement in the Americas.