Urban shaman (Bogotá, Colombia)   [ 12 images ]

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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.
  • Ramiro Lopez, a Colombian ‘brujo’ calling himself Shaman Llanero, poses for a picture before performing a black magic ritual 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.

  • 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.

  • Fake human shrunken heads (tsantsa) displayed in the office of Ramiro Lopez, a Colombian ‘brujo’ calling himself Shaman Llanero, 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.

  • Ramiro Lopez, a Colombian ‘brujo’ calling himself Shaman Llanero, provides spiritual consultation over the phone 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.

  • 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.

  • Ramiro Lopez, a Colombian ‘brujo’ calling himself Shaman Llanero, provides spiritual consultation over the phone 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.

  • Walls covered by Satanistic symbols and visual signs seen in the office of Ramiro Lopez, a Colombian ‘brujo’ calling himself Shaman Llanero, 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.

  • Ramiro Lopez, a Colombian ‘brujo’ calling himself Shaman Llanero, provides spiritual consultation over the internet 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.

  • 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.

  • Fake human shrunken heads (tsantsa) displayed in the office of Ramiro Lopez, a Colombian ‘brujo’ calling himself Shaman Llanero, 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.

  • Ramiro Lopez, a Colombian ‘brujo’ calling himself Shaman Llanero, provides spiritual consultation over the phone 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.

  • Ramiro Lopez, a Colombian ‘brujo’ calling himself Shaman Llanero, performs a black magic ritual 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.