Jungian Perspectives on Santa Muerte Devotees in Mexico
Worshipping Death
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2026
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-032-18753-2 (ISBN)
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This groundbreaking ethnography offers a deep psychological framework for understanding the Santa Muerte (Saint Death) phenomenon in Mexico. This is essential reading for anyone interested in contemporary Mexican Studies as it highlights the psychological impact of life-near-death.
This groundbreaking ethnography offers a deep psychological framework for understanding the Santa Muerte (Saint Death) phenomenon in Mexico. Emerging from a social landscape marked by ultra-violent criminality, government corruption, soaring rates of femicide, forced disappearances, and pervasive impunity, devotion to Santa Muerte signals a profound breakdown of the traditional Hispano-Christian image of God. Her veneration can be understood as a psychological response from a society grappling with “bad death”, where loss and violence are ever-present in daily life.
Anchored in intimate case studies and a Jungian archetypal interpretation, the book demonstrates how Santa Muerte’s inherent moral ambiguity enables devotees to navigate the blurred boundaries between good and evil, safety and peril, and justice and lawlessness. She stands as a potent response to the ongoing socio-political and psychological instability created by Mexico’s dominant patriarchal institutions (state, church, cartels).
The book explores the spirituality of the most vulnerable and marginalised in response to persistent threats and the collapse of conventional safety nets, arguing that devotion to Santa Muerte functions as a critical psychological container for destructive forces, offering a sense of order and control amid the real and existential dangers of a society living through the chaos of an “apocalypse.” This is essential reading for anyone interested in contemporary Mexican Studies as it highlights the psychological impact of life-near-death.
This groundbreaking ethnography offers a deep psychological framework for understanding the Santa Muerte (Saint Death) phenomenon in Mexico. Emerging from a social landscape marked by ultra-violent criminality, government corruption, soaring rates of femicide, forced disappearances, and pervasive impunity, devotion to Santa Muerte signals a profound breakdown of the traditional Hispano-Christian image of God. Her veneration can be understood as a psychological response from a society grappling with “bad death”, where loss and violence are ever-present in daily life.
Anchored in intimate case studies and a Jungian archetypal interpretation, the book demonstrates how Santa Muerte’s inherent moral ambiguity enables devotees to navigate the blurred boundaries between good and evil, safety and peril, and justice and lawlessness. She stands as a potent response to the ongoing socio-political and psychological instability created by Mexico’s dominant patriarchal institutions (state, church, cartels).
The book explores the spirituality of the most vulnerable and marginalised in response to persistent threats and the collapse of conventional safety nets, arguing that devotion to Santa Muerte functions as a critical psychological container for destructive forces, offering a sense of order and control amid the real and existential dangers of a society living through the chaos of an “apocalypse.” This is essential reading for anyone interested in contemporary Mexican Studies as it highlights the psychological impact of life-near-death.
Wendy Risteska is an anthropologist who received her PhD from the University of Sydney under the guidance of Dr. Jadran Mimica and Dr. Sebastian Job. Jungian Perspectives on Santa Muerte Devotees in Mexico: Worshipping Death is her first monograph and explores her interest in the archetypal reproduction of society.
Introduction
Chapter 1. Introduction to Santa Muerte
Chapter 2. La Curandera: healing with Santa Muerte
Chapter 3. Embodying Santa Muerte: La Penelope’s Story
Chapter 4. The Collective Shadow of La Familia Cruz
Chapter 5. El Americano: Marco’s Story
Conclusion
Ars moriendi
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 4.5.2026 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Routledge Studies in Anthropology |
| Zusatzinfo | 16 Halftones, black and white; 16 Illustrations, black and white |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Psychoanalyse / Tiefenpsychologie |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-032-18753-0 / 1032187530 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-032-18753-2 / 9781032187532 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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