Religiosity at the roadside: memorials, animitas, and shrines on a Chilean highway

Roadside memorials devoted to vehicle-related deaths are increasingly common across the globe. Scholars have generally emphasised their commemorative status—as sites where a private memory is publicly displayed—underestimating, however, their religious dimension. This article is based on research wh...

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Authors: Steinert, Isidora Urrutia (Author) ; Carvallo, Eduardo Valenzuela (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Carfax Publ. [2019]
In: Journal of contemporary religion
Year: 2019, Volume: 34, Issue: 3, Pages: 447-468
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Chile / Superhighway / Votive offering / Monument / Sanctuary
RelBib Classification:AG Religious life; material religion
CB Christian life; spirituality
CD Christianity and Culture
KBR Latin America
Further subjects:B Folk saints
B Roadside memorials
B violent death
B Ex-votos
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)