GUADALAJARA, Mexico (RNS) Betzy Ballesteros, a 26-year-old transgender sex worker, keeps a shrine to Santa Muerte, the skeleton folk saint, in her home.

Folk images on modernist canvas. M D Muthukumaraswamy / TNN / Updated: Jul 22, 2015, 20:02 IST. Share. AA + Text Size. ... the popular images of religious folklore. ...

Originally attracted by the vivid images (the book includes 22 color plates) he soon began to wonder what they represented. ... Chinese Gods: An introduction to Chinese folk religion, ...

Shamanism in Taiwan is thriving because folk religion is thriving. Folk religion is not just a religion in Taiwan; it is part of an accepted worldview.

In China, Mazu, a folk goddess of the sea, has an estimated 160 million followers and 4,000 temples devoted to her. Cheng Zhigui, 23, is dressed to perform in a traditional opera during ...