Demonic Possessions in Mexico: An Ethnographic Study of Possession in a Catholic Parish in Veracruz

Authors

  • Ángel Yoset Lara Pérez Universidad Veracruzana

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32870/vinculos.v0i1.7531

Keywords:

Religion, Diabolical possession, Demond, Belief, Altered states

Abstract

The phenomenon of demonic possession as a sociocultural expression in Mexico, with its particularities, is the central focus of this study. This paper first examines how demonic possession is constituted as a sociocultural and religious expression; second, it explores how this phenomenon is shaped and characterized in Mexico; and finally, from an anthropological and ethnographic perspective, it delves into the case of demonic possession in a Catholic parish in Veracruz.

Author Biography

Ángel Yoset Lara Pérez, Universidad Veracruzana

Licenciado en Historia por la Universidad Veracruzana. Maestro en Antropología Social por la Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla. Ha participado en diversos congresos nacionales, entre ellos, el convocado por la Red de Investigadores del Fenómeno Religioso en México (RIFREM). Actualmente es asistente de investigación en el Instituto de Investigaciones Histórico-Sociales de la Universidad Veracruzana.

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Published

2019-12-11

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 1 (2020)

Section

Dossier