Ramiro Lopez, a Colombian ‘brujo’ calling himself Shaman Llanero, performs a black magic ritual with a fake human shrunken head (tsantsa) in his office in Bogota, Colombia, 29 June 2013. During the last decade, the religious globalization of the urban areas in Latin America has merged traditional indigenous rites together with Western liberal religious concepts like Satanism. Deriving a benefit from the skilful use of modern communication channels (cellphones, internet), the...
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Ramiro Lopez, a Colombian ‘brujo’ calling himself Shaman Llanero, performs a black magic ritual with a fake human shrunken head (tsantsa) in his office in Bogota, Colombia, 29 June 2013. During the last decade, the religious globalization of the urban areas in Latin America has merged traditional indigenous rites together with Western liberal religious concepts like Satanism. Deriving a benefit from the skilful use of modern communication channels (cellphones, internet), the spiritual leaders and shamen of the digital era have risen up.
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