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Notes on the Expansion and Reinvention of Ayahuasca Shamanism

Beatriz Caiuby Labate, Clancy Cavnar, Françoise Barbira Freedman

Oxford University Press eBooks June 18, 2014 DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199341191.003.0001 (opens in new tab)

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Characteristics Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed
Topics Ayahuasca Shamanism
Citations 7
Key points Proposes that ayahuasca shamanism mediates contemporary indigenous ethnic relationships and interacts with Western therapies and the New Age movement.

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Abstract The introduction provides an overview of the expansion of ayahuasca shamanism, and places it in the context of its interactions with Western therapies and the New Age movement. It also contemplates the role of shamanism as a mediator in contemporary indigenous ethnic relationships. The introduction reviews the existing field of research and offer a comment that gives context and permits synthesis for each of the chapters that make up the book.

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