Hood and crown, sickle in one hand and a globe in the other one – or an hourglass as variant. And an infinity of tunics of different shapes and colors above all. Santa Muerte, half Virgin Mary half grim reaper, half Christian and half heathen: she recently became an icon, famous all over the world, because of the erroneous association with Mexican narcos. Her worshippers swing between 5 and 10 millions, there are 1500 altars only in Mexico City and this cult has deep historic and socio-cultural roots…
Santa Muerte, un’icona travisata
Cappuccio e corona in testa, falce in una mano e globo nell’altra, con la variante della clessidra. Soprattutto un’infinita possibilità di tuniche, per forma e colore. La Santa Muerte, un po’ Madonna, un po’ Tristo Mietitore, un po’ pagana, è recentemente diventata un’icona famosa in tutto il mondo per l’erronea associazione al mondo della criminalità e del narcotraffico messicano…