ABSTRACT

Those who know about how spirituality plays into the world of drug smuggling have likely heard of Santa Muerte, Jesus Malverde, and Santer 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 co

chapter 2|18 pages

Narco-cults

chapter 4|40 pages

Santería (Regla de Ocha)

chapter 6|64 pages

Mexican folk religions and practices

chapter 7|16 pages

Voodoo

chapter 8|24 pages

Christian-based groups

chapter 9|38 pages

Investigations

chapter 10|16 pages

A field guide for identifying artifacts