Nahayeilli B. Juárez Huet
The Polish Journal of the Arts and Culture. New Series, 6 (2/2017), 2017, pp. 53-76
https://doi.org/10.4467/24506249PJ.17.010.8764Nahayeilli B. Juárez Huet
The Polish Journal of the Arts and Culture. New Series, 15 (1/2022), 2022, pp. 103-134
https://doi.org/10.4467/24506249PJ.22.005.16027This article comparatively analyzes coronavirus’s perceptions and the spiritual practices from two groups, identified as people who have “no religion” and “with no religious affiliation” in Mexico. The objective is to analyze the overlappings present in the health/illness, spiritual, and wellbeing notions during the pandemic. The study is based on a mixed-methods approach. On the one hand, it gives an account of the quantitative data of Cobire 2020, an online survey conducted during the pandemic, which explored the perception around coronavirus, and the spiritual practices lived by the two groups analyzed. On the other hand, the analysis is complemented with a qualitative perspective over five participants’ experiences that also answered the online survey. This article shows the similarities and differences among the groups analyzed regarding the continuities, adaptations, and meanings that spiritual practices acquire during the health emergency due to coronavirus. We conclude by arguing that the experiences resulting from practices shape notions about health/illness and encourage well-being-seeking behaviors.