Contemporary Guarani Shamanisms: “Traditional Medicine” and Discourses of Native Identity in Brazil
Health Culture and Society September 8, 2012 E J Langdon, I S Rose 9 citations
The psychoactive substance known as ayahuasca has long been identified with Amazonian shamanism and traditional medicine. Over the last two decades its use has spread outside this region to urban populations in different parts of the world. This paper examines the adoption of the ritual use of the beverage by the Guarani Indians along the southern coast of Brazil. We argue that this process is...