This article is the result of an investigation on the cultural systems that sustain violence within gangs in marginalized neighborhoods of Cali, Colombia. It is about magical and religious beliefs of gang member that surround the episodes of violence, and that allow us to observe aspects of the psychology of the gang member that are functional adaptations to the reality of vendettas and territorial wars, which are intended to give sense and meaning to the tragic events of their lives. The study shows how Santeria was used to seek protection and harm the enemy, and how their ideas of God and the Devil, good and evil, lack of ethics that regulate the relationships with others, and are an expression of a narcissistic defense mechanism. It is c...
The present article depicts an armed urban conflict between bands of delinquents in the service of d...
On the basis of the experience of Catholics, Evangelists and Jehovah's Witnesses living in the borde...
La violencia como expresión del ser humano que se reedita y actualiza con cada nuevo aconteci...
Este artículo es resultado de una investigación sobre los sistemas culturales que sustentan la viole...
Este artículo es resultado de una investigación sobre los sistemas culturales que sustentan la viole...
Dense description of liminal social experiences, characterized by painstaking work with details, is ...
Este artículo es resultado de una investigación sobre los sistemas culturales que sustentan la viole...
The article analyzes the relationship between the gangs, the daily violence, and the marginalization...
As of the 1960s, a new type of grouping emerged among young people living in the poorer neighborhood...
The purpose of this article was the elaboration of general interpretations of the symbolic social ac...
This article, focused on the experience of the Wayúu people in La Guajira region of Colombia, analyz...
In this article we will discuss the character of the professional killer from the movies La virgen d...
The present article deals with the relation between the symbolic structures of Christianity and Juda...
This article offers a critical interpretation of violence and political customs in Colombia starting...
The article seeks to recognize the problems surrounding former gang members, frominterviews and life...
The present article depicts an armed urban conflict between bands of delinquents in the service of d...
On the basis of the experience of Catholics, Evangelists and Jehovah's Witnesses living in the borde...
La violencia como expresión del ser humano que se reedita y actualiza con cada nuevo aconteci...
Este artículo es resultado de una investigación sobre los sistemas culturales que sustentan la viole...
Este artículo es resultado de una investigación sobre los sistemas culturales que sustentan la viole...
Dense description of liminal social experiences, characterized by painstaking work with details, is ...
Este artículo es resultado de una investigación sobre los sistemas culturales que sustentan la viole...
The article analyzes the relationship between the gangs, the daily violence, and the marginalization...
As of the 1960s, a new type of grouping emerged among young people living in the poorer neighborhood...
The purpose of this article was the elaboration of general interpretations of the symbolic social ac...
This article, focused on the experience of the Wayúu people in La Guajira region of Colombia, analyz...
In this article we will discuss the character of the professional killer from the movies La virgen d...
The present article deals with the relation between the symbolic structures of Christianity and Juda...
This article offers a critical interpretation of violence and political customs in Colombia starting...
The article seeks to recognize the problems surrounding former gang members, frominterviews and life...
The present article depicts an armed urban conflict between bands of delinquents in the service of d...
On the basis of the experience of Catholics, Evangelists and Jehovah's Witnesses living in the borde...
La violencia como expresión del ser humano que se reedita y actualiza con cada nuevo aconteci...