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A institucionalização do uso da ayahuasca no Brasil

Igor Fernandes Antunes, Paulo Santos de Almeida

Ciencias Sociales y Religión December 19, 2023 DOI: 10.20396/csr.v25i00.8672749 (opens in new tab)

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Characteristics Qualitative study Peer reviewed
Population Three ayahuasca centers in Brazil's North, Southeast, and South regions
Topics Ayahuasca
Citations 1
Key findings The institutionalization of ayahuasca use in Brazil involves complex legitimation processes across drug, cultural, and environmental policy domains, shaped by cultural practices and stigmas observed in three regional centers.

Abstract

Neste artigo, buscou-se analisar o processo de institucionalização do uso da ayahuasca no Brasil. Para tanto, foi realizada análise bibliográfica em conjunto com trabalho etnográfico realizado em três centros ayahuasqueiros das regiões Norte, Sudeste e Sul. Foram abordados elementos relacionados à consolidação destes grupos, como as práticas culturais e os estigmas atrelados a eles, observando como a literatura acadêmica descreve estes dados e como eles são encontrados atualmente nos grupos estudados. Ademais, foram abordadas as políticas públicas que regulamentam sua atuação, as quais foram elaboradas em diversos âmbitos, dentre eles o de drogas, cultura e meio ambiente, mostrando a complexidade do processo de legitimação deste fenômeno no país.

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