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Hallucinogenic Music: An Analysis of the Role of Whistling in Peruvian Ayahuasca Healing Sessions

Fred Katz, Marlene Dobkin De Rios

Journal of American Folklore July 1, 1971 DOI: 10.2307/539808 (opens in new tab)

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Characteristics Ethnographic analysis Peer reviewed
Population Peruvian ayahuasca healing sessions
Intervention Ayahuasca
Topics Ayahuasca
Keywords Hallucinogen
Citations 30
Key findings Whistling in Peruvian ayahuasca sessions functions as a therapeutic tool to structure and direct patients' hallucinatory experiences.

Abstract

Fred Katz, Marlene Dobkin de Rios, Hallucinogenic Music: An Analysis of the Role of Whistling in Peruvian Ayahuasca Healing Sessions, The Journal of American Folklore, Vol. 84, No. 333 (Jul. - Sep., 1971), pp. 320-327

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