Three North Mexican Folk Saint Movements
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2106947 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Barbara June Macklin (Connecticut College), N Ross Crumrine (University of Victoria) |
| Year | 1973 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 89-105 |
| Publication date | 1973-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Comparative Studies in Society and History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0010-4175 • E-ISSN: 1475-2999 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0010417500006927 |
| OpenAlex | W2103814973 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 17 |
| References cited | 23 |
In each of the three cases presented, the changing role of the folk saint as well as the development of the movement indicate that a four-stage transformation is in operation:(1) The 'call' by means of a supernatural experience or 'vocational struggle' occurs in the future folk saint's life and initiates his career.(2) Offering a practical religion with solutions to physical and personal problems, the saint attracts individuals who are seeking such solace and remedy. Common purpose, journey and encampment near the curer foster group identity.(3)Myths about the miracle worker grow in the group and circulate abroad, intensifying group solidarity and attracting new adherents. Administrators and would-be exploiters enter. A transcendent ideology is introduced with social, political, and religious ramifications. These may be at once restorative and innovative. The success of the folk saint spawns other saints who also attract followers.(4) External, traditional power structures are threatened, and retaliate by applying political pressure, so that the last stage sees the decline and eclipse of the movement, and the loss of its innovative elements. The saint, no longer a potential secular power, devotes himself to curing, thus reemphasizing the culturally defined, traditional role of curandero or hitolio
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| Unique citing works | 17 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,35 |
| Citation span | 1977 - 2015 (39) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 14 |