Failure And Mistakes In Rituals Of The European Santo Daime Church: Experiences And Subjective Theories Of The Participants
January 1, 2007 Jan Weinhold 2 citations
Rituals in the European Santo Daime church involve experiences shaped by the psychoactive brew ayahuasca, which produces a spectrum of effects far richer and more complex than just altered perceptions. Participants hold subjective theories about ritual actions, including ideas about failure and mistakes that attribute reasons to human, non-human, or divine agency. The chapter links psychological insights about psychoactive substances with social theories of ritual, focusing on how participants represent their experiences and understand deviations from ritual norms.