THE IMAGINARY OF FEAR IN THE CULTURAL SCENARIOS OF THE MAGIC TOWN “EL FUERTE”, SINALOA, MEXICO

Abstract

The following research aimed to evaluate the imaginary of fear configured in the cultural settings
in the Magic Town of El Fuerte, Sinaloa, proposing as main indicators the scenarios of fear
(desolate, dark and deteriorated, etc.), stereotypes of fear, criminal events and perception of fear
and insecurity. Understanding the imaginary of fear as: the construction of mental images that
evoke situations of violence and danger before the belief
of the possibility of being involved in them, whether or not it is a feasible situation.