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      Muerte y ritualidad en la Sierra Mazateca durante la pandemia por COVID-19 Translated title: Death and ritual in the Sierra Mazateca during the COVID-19 pandemic

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          Resumen. El objetivo del artículo es describir y analizar las percepciones sobre la COVID-19, la influencia de ésta en la ritualidad y las restricciones del acompañamiento a los difuntos en Huautla de Jiménez, Sierra Mazateca, Oaxaca. La metodología de investigación etnográfica incluyó observación participante, pláticas informales, entrevistas semiestructuradas realizadas con mazatecos, además de la experiencia personal de vivir en Huautla. En el trabajo de campo, durante los rituales íntimos o públicos, hubo algunas restricciones, pues se respetó el dolor por la pérdida y que algunos colaboradores no quisieran hablar al respecto. La originalidad del texto radica en develar la estrecha relación entre muerte-enfermedad-virus, así como el tratamiento mortuorio del cuerpo en pandemia, por resistirse a dejar sus costumbres. Entre los hallazgos situamos las creencias en la vida posterior y en los ritos que realizan familiares para el difunto. Concluimos que esta ritualidad se limitó por la COVID-19, pero no se eliminó para no afectar el viaje del difunto.

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          Abstract. The aim of this article is to describe and analyze perceptions of COVID-19, its influence on ritual practices, and the restrictions on accompanying the deceased in Huautla de Jiménez, Sierra Mazateca, Oaxaca. The ethnographic research methodology included participant observation, informal conversations, semi-structured interviews with Mazatec people, as well as the personal experience of living in Huautla. During fieldwork, there were some restrictions during intimate or public rituals, as respect was given to the grief of loss and some collaborators did not wish to discuss it. The originality of this text lies in uncovering the close relationship between death-illness-virus, as well as the mortuary treatment of the body during a pandemic, due to resistance to abandoning customs. Among the findings are beliefs in the afterlife and the rites performed by relatives for the deceased. We conclude that while this ritual practice was limited by COVID-19, it was not eliminated to avoid disrupting the journey of the deceased.

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                Alteridades
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                Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, División de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades (Ciudad de México, Ciudad de México, Mexico )
                0188-7017
                2448-850X
                June 2024
                : 34
                : 67
                : 63-75
                Affiliations
                [1] Ciudad de México orgnameCentro de Investigaciones y Estudios Superiores en Antropología Social Mexico ortega.minero.fabiola@ 123456gmail.com
                [2] Ciudad de México orgnameCentro de Investigaciones y Estudios Superiores en Antropología Social Mexico
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                S0188-70172024000100063 S0188-7017(24)03406700063
                10.24275/tqrv5195
                61d25215-1cf1-4ca2-809f-e080c8691fa4

                This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

                History
                : 12 September 2023
                : 20 December 2023
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                Figures: 0, Tables: 0, Equations: 0, References: 8, Pages: 13
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                SciELO Mexico

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                mortuary rites,mazatecos,SARS-CoV-2,resistencia,ritos mortuorios,Mazatec people,resistance

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