Demonic Possessions in Mexico: An Ethnographic Study of Possession in a Catholic Parish in Veracruz

Abstract

The phenomenon of demonic possession as a sociocultural expression in Mexico, with its particularities, is the central focus of this study. This paper first examines how demonic possession is constituted as a sociocultural and religious expression; second, it explores how this phenomenon is shaped and characterized in Mexico; and finally, from an anthropological and ethnographic perspective, it delves into the case of demonic possession in a Catholic parish in Veracruz.