Description |
1 online resource : illustrations |
Contents |
Front Cover; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; About the Author; chapter 1: Mexican drug trafficking organizations (DTOs); chapter 2: Narco-cults; chapter 3: The role of religious culture in narco-cult investigation; chapter 4: Santería (Regla de Ocha); chapter 5: Palo Mayombe and Bantu traditions (Las Reglas de Congo); chapter 6: Mexican folk religions and practices; chapter 7: Voodoo; chapter 8: Christian-based groups; chapter 9: Investigations; chapter 10: A field guide for identifying artifacts; Closing Comments; Glossary; Back Cover |
Summary |
Those who know about how spirituality plays into the world of drug smuggling have likely heard of Santa Muerte, Jesus Malverde, and Santería, but the details of the more obscure African religions and Latin American folk saints and cults often remain a mystery. While the vast majority of these religions are practiced by law-abiding citizens with no connections to the drug trade, their religious beliefs and practices are often appropriated by drug cartels and used to psychologically empower members of these organizations. Therefore, knowledge about narco-cults and spirituality related to the dru |
Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (Ebsco, viewed April 27, 2015) |
Subject |
Drug traffic -- Religious aspects
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Drug dealers -- Religious life
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Afro-Caribbean cults.
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Cults -- Mexico
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Occult crime.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Infrastructure.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General.
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Afro-Caribbean cults
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Cults
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Drug dealers -- Religious life
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Occult crime
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Mexico
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Form |
Electronic book
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ISBN |
9781466595460 |
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1466595469 |
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