Spirituality and religion are at the heart of Latin Pulse this week. The program
discusses the rise of Santeria, tracing the religion from its Afro-Cuban roots
to the variety of countries in Latin America that find it appealing. The
program also discusses the popularity of the Mexican folk saint known as Santa
Muerte, and traces her history back through the Spanish Inquisition up to
modern times and the Drug War. The news segment of the program has an
update on the destructive Hurricane Sandy.In-depth interviews include:
Michael Atwood Mason of the Smithsonian Institution and author of Living Santeria;
and
Prof. R. Andrew Chesnut of Virginia Commonwealth University and author of Devoted to Death.
Executive Producer: Rick Rockwell
Associate Producer: Curt Devine
Writers: Jordan D'eri and Colin Campbell.
(To download or stream this podcast, click here.)
(Michael Atwood Mason also authors the blog Baba Who? Babalú!.)
(The program is 30 minutes in length and the file size is 28 MB.)
podcast
news
Latin America
Cuba
Hurricane Sandy
Colombia
disaster
religion
spirituality
Santeria
Afro-Cuban
Brazil
Venezuela
Nigeria
Benin
animal sacrifice
spirit possession
Mexico
Santa Muerte
Spanish Inquisition
grim reaper
folk saint
skeleton saint
Dia de los Muertos
Catholicism
Drug War
indigenous religions
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