Juramentos AND Mandas: TRADITIONAL CATHOLIC PRACTICES AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE IN MEXICAN COMMUNITIES OF SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA
2009; Wiley; Volume: 31; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1111/j.1556-4797.2009.01018.x
ISSN1556-4797
AutoresVíctor García, Laura González,
Tópico(s)American Constitutional Law and Politics
ResumoNAPA BulletinVolume 31, Issue 1 p. 47-63 Juramentos AND Mandas: TRADITIONAL CATHOLIC PRACTICES AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE IN MEXICAN COMMUNITIES OF SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA Víctor García, Víctor García Professor Department of Anthropology Indiana University of Pennsylvania Associate Director Cultural and Ethnic Studies Mid-Atlantic Research Training Institute Indiana University of PennsylvaniaSearch for more papers by this authorLaura González, Laura González Senior Research Scientist Indiana University of Pennsylvania Research Institute Indiana, PASearch for more papers by this author Víctor García, Víctor García Professor Department of Anthropology Indiana University of Pennsylvania Associate Director Cultural and Ethnic Studies Mid-Atlantic Research Training Institute Indiana University of PennsylvaniaSearch for more papers by this authorLaura González, Laura González Senior Research Scientist Indiana University of Pennsylvania Research Institute Indiana, PASearch for more papers by this author First published: 13 July 2009 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1556-4797.2009.01018.xCitations: 7Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Abstract This article describes the use of traditional Catholic beliefs and practices by Mexican sojourners in southeastern Pennsylvania to deal with and overcome substance abuse. Two practices in particular are the focus: juramentos and mandas. Juramentos are ritual promises to a saint, made by a drinker or drug user, to abstain from drinking or using drugs; whereas mandas are requests or pleas for divine intervention in protecting a loved one from dangers, including from substance abuse, made by the wives and mothers of the substance users. These religious practices were observed and studied while conducting alcohol and drug abuse research in southeastern Pennsylvania and teaching an ethnographic field school in Mexican sending communities to this region of the United States. REFERENCES CITED Anderton, F. 2004 Home Altars at the Fowler, in a Shrine to Latino Folkways. New York Times 154(53037): F3. 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