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  1. College of Humanities & Sciences, School of World Studies, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA

    Andrew Chesnut

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    Henri Gooren

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Chesnut, A. (2018). Santa Muerte. In: Gooren, H. (eds) Encyclopedia of Latin American Religions. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-08956-0_518-1

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