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#346 – Ed Calderon: Mexican Drug Cartels

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Spirituality and Narco Culture in Mexico

This chapter explores the complex interaction between religion and drug culture in Mexico, with a focus on narco-occultism and the influence of figures like La Virgen de Guadalupe and Santa Muerte. It highlights how drug cartels integrate spirituality into their practices, creating a cultural narrative that reveres criminals as saints and embodies themes of death and mortality. The chapter also examines the impacts of these beliefs on communities and the darker aspects of rituals associated with cartel violence and control.

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