The Devil Made Her Do it: Understanding Suicide, Demonic Discourse, and the Social Construction of ‘Health’ in Yucatan, Mexico

In the state of Yucatan, Mexico, the suicide rate more than doubles the Mexican national average. This article uses ethnographic data to argue that 1) local understandings of suicide in Yucatán reflect a logic of health among Yucatec Maya people hinging on the belief that spiritual, bodily, and spat...

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Main Author: Reyes-Foster, Beatriz ca. 20./21. Jh. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Philosophy Documentation Center 2013
In: Journal of religion and violence
Year: 2013, Volume: 1, Issue: 3, Pages: 363-381
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