Santa Muerte
Autor Tracey Rollinen Limba Engleză Paperback – oct 2017
Observăm o creștere constantă a interesului pentru sistemele spirituale de la granița tradiției, iar Santa Muerte de Tracey Rollin se prezintă ca un punct de intrare accesibil pentru oricine, indiferent de nivelul de experiență în misticism. Remarcăm faptul că, spre deosebire de alte volume pur teoretice, această lucrare publicată de RED WHEEL/WEISER reușește să echilibreze rigoarea cercetării cu pragmatismul unui ghid de ritualuri. Premisa este pe cât de simplă, pe atât de profundă: moartea este universală, primind pe toată lumea fără discriminare. Această incluziune radicală explică de ce „Sfânta Moarte” a devenit protectoarea celor marginalizați sau a celor care profesează în medii periculoase. Cine a studiat aspectele sociologice din Devoted to Death de R. Andrew Chesnut va aprecia aici modul în care teoria se transformă în practică. Dacă volumul lui Chesnut analizează fenomenul la scară largă, Tracey Rollin oferă instrumentele concrete — rugăciuni, structuri de ritual și metode de conectare — care permit cititorului să dezvolte o relație personală cu această entitate. Stilul este direct și lipsit de artificii, punând accent pe eficacitatea metodelor prezentate. Suntem de părere că volumul oferă o perspectivă necesară dincolo de titlurile senzaționaliste din presă, explicând de ce milioane de oameni caută confort și protecție sub mantia acestei figuri controversate. Este o lectură despre reziliență și despre găsirea sacrului în cele mai neașteptate locuri ale experienței umane.
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Specificații
ISBN-10: 1578636213
Pagini: 256
Dimensiuni: 151 x 228 x 22 mm
Greutate: 0.43 kg
Editura: RED WHEEL
De ce să citești această carte
Pentru cititorii interesați de misticismul mexican și practici spirituale alternative, acest ghid oferă o bază solidă și respectuoasă. Veți câștiga o înțelegere clară a ritualurilor de protecție și a modului în care Santa Muerte servește ca sprijin spiritual pentru cei aflați în situații de risc. Este un manual practic care transformă o temă adesea înțeleasă greșit într-o resursă de putere personală și compasiune.
Descriere scurtă
Death welcomes everyone. This is the foundation for the veneration of Santa Muerte, or "Holy Death." Considered to be the female personification of death, she is associated with protection and safe passage to the afterlife. She is also the patron saint of people who live on the fringes of society and often face violence and death. In recent years her constituency has expanded to include the LGBT community and people who are marginalized or whose jobs put them at significant risk of death such as military and police personnel. Santa Muerte is hailed as their potent and powerful protector, capable of delivering them from harm and even granting miracles.
Santa Muerte is a complete ritual guide to working with this famous--and infamous!--Mexican folk saint. It takes us beyond the sensational headlines to reveal the truth about why Santa Muerte is so beloved by so many. Author Tracey Rollin presents simple, straightforward methods for working with Holy Death that may be used alone or easily incorporated into your own magical practice.
Recenzii
"Tracey Rollin's Santa Muerte: The History, Rituals and Magic of Our Lady of the Holy Death is a serious work dedicated to providing historical insight combined with spiritual application in the ways of the Holy Death. Rollin's book provides sound research and a unique inside perspective into the customs and rituals associated with one of the fastest growing religions in the world. This book brings together two important perspectives of both a historical and magico-religious worldview without alienating either one. A valuable contribution to this area of study."
"Tracey Rollin's very well written book Santa Muerte: The History, Rituals, and Magic of Our Lady of the Holy Death avoids a dogmatic approach to Santa Muerte. The author, who hails from New Mexico, where Doña Sebastiana, Lady Death, presaged Santa Muerte, incorporates more research on Santa Muerte than other books aimed at devotees."
"Do you have a friend in Death? You should and you can with Rollin's new book. Rollin does an amazing, non-judgmental job of relating the stories of Santa Muerte, but also gives the reader the practical goods on how to work with this powerful folk saint combining both traditional and modern ways of working with her. Her personal stories and experiences with St. Death are more often than not entertaining, and the book would give you more than a solid foundation to work with Santa Muerte. The only question you should have is how fast do you want your results?"
"This is a comprehensive and well-researched guide to the Mexican folk saint Santa Muerte, the "female personification of death... associated with protection and safe passage to the afterlife." Rollin begins by citing the beliefs and practices of religions and cultures across the world that may have influenced or been influenced by Santa Muerte. In particular, she addresses the qualities, powers, and influences of Santa Muerte and discusses many "spells," or prayers, that allegedly help to heal relationships, cure illnesses, bring good luck, and increase sexual pleasure, among other things. Rollin also explores the Aztec origins and other "parent religions" from which the veneration of Santa Muerte arose, as well as the factors that may contribute to the unofficial folk saint's growing popularity in current times, which she attributes to a mix of folk status and subversive appeal. While the book focuses specifically on one saint, Rollin's understanding of a variety of religions grounds the book in a broad and inclusive understanding of the world's many mystical beliefs. At times, the work can be so straightforward that it takes on a textbook quality, but the wealth of information contained here will appeal to those seeking a studied and historical understanding of Santa Muerte. (Oct.)"