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" Devoted to death : "
R. Andrew Chesnut
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BL
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| Record Number
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711691
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b533880
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| Main Entry
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Chesnut, R. Andrew
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| Title & Author
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Devoted to death : : Santa Muerte, the skeleton saint /\ R. Andrew Chesnut
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| Publication Statement
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Oxford [England] ;New York :: Oxford University Press,, [2012]
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, ©2012
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ix, 221 pages :: illustrations ;; 21 cm
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| ISBN
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0199764654
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: 0199764662
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: 9780199764655
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: 9780199764662
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-208) and index
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| Contents
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Introduction : Blue candle : insight and concentration -- Brown candle : history and origins of the cult -- White candle : beliefs and practices -- Black candle : protection and harm -- Red candle : love and passion -- Gold candle : prosperity and abundance -- Purple candle : healing -- Green candle : law and justice -- Conclusion : Seven-color candle : multiple miracles
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Death (Personification)
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Death-- Religious aspects
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Grim Reaper (Symbolic character)
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| LC Classification
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BL504.C44 2012
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