Espiritualidad y territorio: la emergencia de nuevos mercados religiosos en Pisco Elqui (IV Región, Chile)

The purpose of this article is to analyse the emergence of new religious markets in the locality of Pisco Elqui, IV region of Chile. Using a qualitative methodology with an ethnographic approach, it seeks to understand the goods and services commercialization and the spiritual, mystic, esoteric char...

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Main Authors: Luis Bahamondes González, Florencia Diestre de la Barra, Nelson Marín Alarcón, Wladimir Riquelme Maulén
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad de los Andes 2017-07-01
Series:Revista de Estudios Sociales
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Online Access:https://appsciso.uniandes.edu.co/pfaciso/res/view_s.php/1176/index.php?id=1176
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Summary:The purpose of this article is to analyse the emergence of new religious markets in the locality of Pisco Elqui, IV region of Chile. Using a qualitative methodology with an ethnographic approach, it seeks to understand the goods and services commercialization and the spiritual, mystic, esoteric character process as well as a multiplicity of therapies, spiritual trips and the transmission of ancestral knowledge. Hence the results reveal the transformation of said place in a new space for the commercialism of the sacred; its religious, magic, spiritual and esoteric expressions represent the confluence of local elements and global attractions for the new types of contemporary believers.
ISSN:0123-885X
1900-5180