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The Diaspora of Brazilian Religions

Cristina Rocha, Manuel Arturo Vasquez

March 21, 2013 DOI: 10.1163/9789004246034 (opens in new tab)

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Characteristics Ethnographic case studies
Topics Ayahuasca Shamanism
Keywords Diaspora Consumption sociology Ethnology Anthropology Gender studies Social science Archaeology
Citations 48
Key findings Brazilian religions have spread globally through diverse media and actors, with ethnographic evidence from multiple continents showing the worldwide construction and consumption of Brazilian religious identities and practices.

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The Diaspora of Brazilian Religions explores the global spread of religions originating in Brazil, a country that has emerged as a major pole of religious innovation and production. Through ethnographically-rich case studies throughout the world, ranging from the Americas (Canada, the U.S., Peru, and Argentina) and Europe (the U.K., Portugal, and the Netherlands) to Asia (Japan) and Oceania (Australia), the book examines the conditions, actors, and media that have made possible the worldwide construction, circulation, and consumption of Brazilian religious identities, practices, and lifestyles, including those connected with indigenized forms of Pentecostalism and Catholicism, African-based religions such as Candomblé and Umbanda, as well as diverse expressions of New Age Spiritism and Ayahuasca-centered neo-shamanism like Vale do Amanhecer and Santo Daime.

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Study Year Design Participants
A fatal intoxication following the ingestion of 5-methoxy-N,N-dimethyltryptamine in an ayahuasca preparation. 25-year-old white male 2005 Case study n = 1
EEG Gamma Coherence and Other Correlates of Subjective Reports During Ayahuasca Experiences Experienced ayahuasca users 2005 Exploratory case series n = 2
Reply to “Ayahuasca turned on my mind’s eye”: A case of acquired versus congenital aphantasia, as evidenced with DMT use? Individual with apparent congenital aphantasia 2018 Case study n = 1
“Ayahuasca turned on my mind’s eye”: Enhanced visual imagery after ayahuasca intake in a man with “blind imagination” (aphantasia) A man self-diagnosed with long-lasting aphantasia 2018 Case study n = 1
Light microscopy can reveal the consumption of a mixture of psychotropic plant and fungal material in suspicious death. Deceased young man who participated in an ayahuasca ceremony 2015 Case study n = 1

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