HOLY DEATH IN THESE TIMES OF PLAGUE - Santa Muerte, the Skeleton Saint
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7 reviews - Online Event
Description
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Something A Little Different, Theatre/Arts and Walks & Tours
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Tickets from £4.00
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n/a
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Wed, 14th Oct 2020 @ 19:00 - 21:00
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19:00 - 21:00
Virtually unknown in Mexico twenty years ago, Mexican folk saint Santa Muerte (Holy Death or Saint Death) has attracted some 12 million followers since 2001. An intriguing syncretism of the Spanish Grim Reapress and Indigenous death deities, such as the Aztec goddess Mictecacihuatl, Santa Muerte is a multifaceted vernacular saint who has quickly earned a reputation for being the speediest and most efficacious miracle-worker on the Mexican religious landscape.
In this talk, Professor Chesnut will explain how an obscure folk saint who is regarded as heretical by the Catholic Church, has so quickly become the deity of these times of plague. Professor Chesnut will also explore how Santa Muerte plays other important roles: she is a supernatural healer, love doctor, money-maker, lawyer, and angel of death.
Tickets £4 including a 20% donation to NHS Charities Together.
Andrew Chesnut
R. Andrew Chesnut, Ph.D., holds the Bishop Walter F. Sullivan Chair in Catholic Studies and is Professor of Religious Studies at Virginia Commonwealth University. He is currently conducting research on material expression of Catholic death culture, such as memento mori and holy relics. A specialist in Latin American religion, he is the author of "Competitive Spirits: Latin America's New Religious Economy" (Oxford University Press, 2003), " and Devoted to Death: Santa Muerte, the Skeleton Saint" (Oxford University Press 2012) and many other titles.
PLEASE NOTE - This talk will take place virtually via Zoom. Ticket sales will end at 5:00 pm GMT on the day of the lecture. A link to the conference will be sent to the email used at checkout at 6:00 pm GMT on the day of the event. Please email suzette@acuriousinvitation.com in the event your link fails to arrive. Please note this talk will be recorded and can be sent free of charge to ticket holders by request.
Tickets £4 including a 20% donation to NHS Charities Together.
Andrew Chesnut
R. Andrew Chesnut, Ph.D., holds the Bishop Walter F. Sullivan Chair in Catholic Studies and is Professor of Religious Studies at Virginia Commonwealth University. He is currently conducting research on material expression of Catholic death culture, such as memento mori and holy relics. A specialist in Latin American religion, he is the author of "Competitive Spirits: Latin America's New Religious Economy" (Oxford University Press, 2003), " and Devoted to Death: Santa Muerte, the Skeleton Saint" (Oxford University Press 2012) and many other titles.
PLEASE NOTE - This talk will take place virtually via Zoom. Ticket sales will end at 5:00 pm GMT on the day of the lecture. A link to the conference will be sent to the email used at checkout at 6:00 pm GMT on the day of the event. Please email suzette@acuriousinvitation.com in the event your link fails to arrive. Please note this talk will be recorded and can be sent free of charge to ticket holders by request.
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Holy Death in these Times of Plague
Live online Zoom talk
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19:00 - 21:00 | £4.00 |
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2. Tickets are issued subject to the rules and regulations of the venue.
3. Please check your tickets, as mistakes cannot always be rectified.
4. Occasionally, events are cancelled or postponed by the promoter, team, performer or venue for a variety of reasons. If the event is cancelled, please contact us for information on receiving a refund from the responsible party. If the event was moved or rescheduled, the venue or promoter may set refund limitations. It is your responsibility to ascertain the date and time of any rearranged event.
5. The venue reserves the right to refuse admission and may on occasion have to conduct security searches to ensure the safety of the patrons.
6. Every effort to admit latecomers will be made at a suitable break in the event, but admission cannot always be guaranteed.
7. We regret that tickets cannot be exchanged or refunded after purchase.
8. Tickets are sold subject to the venue or promoter's right to alter or vary the programme due to events or circumstances beyond its control without being obliged to refund monies or exchange tickets.
9. If this ticket is re-sold or transferred for profit or commercial gain by anyone other than the promoter, venue management, DesignMyNight or one of their authorised sub-agents, it will become voidable and the holder may be
refused entry to or ejected from the venue.
10. The venue may operate a No Smoking Policy.
11. The promoter, venue management and DesignMyNight accept no responsibility for any personal property.
12. The event listed on the purchased ticket is strictly for ticket holders who are over 18 years of age. Identification may be required.
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