L’ayahuasca et son ombre. L’apprentissage de la possession dans un centre chamanique d’Amazonie péruvienne
Journal de la Société des Américanistes 2018 DOI: 10.4000/jsa.16320 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Qualitative study Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Intervention | Ayahuasca |
| Topics | Ayahuasca |
| Keywords | Possession linguistics |
| Citations | 15 |
| Key findings | Participants in Takiwasi's shamanic treatment programs frequently report experiences of possession by malevolent forces during ayahuasca rituals, which facilitates symbolic identity reconstruction and collective formation. |
Abstract
Takiwasi est à la fois une clinique de traitement des addictions et l’un des principaux « centres chamaniques » d’Amazonie péruvienne. Chaque année, une clientèle internationale participe à des stages impliquant l’usage ritualisé de préparations émétiques, du breuvage psychotrope ayahuasca ainsi que des retraites dans la jungle, des conférences et des groupes de parole. Les activités proposées semblent conduire ceux qui s’y prêtent à se percevoir comme influencés, attaqués et habités par des forces malveillantes habituellement invisibles. Nombre d’entre eux relatent par ailleurs des expériences de « possession » survenant au cours des rituels d’ayahuasca. L’auteur se propose, à partir de la description du parcours rituel d’une participante, d’éclairer les ressorts de l’appropriation de ces motifs ainsi que ses implications, à la fois en termes de recomposition symbolique de l’identité et de constitution des collectifs. La place surprenante occupée par la possession, dans une cure présentée comme « chamanique », est également interrogée.
Comparable studies
Other qualitative studies on ayahuasca, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| The antipodes Of the mind Indigenous people, shamans, members of different religious sects using Ayahuasca, and... | 2002 | Qualitative study | |
| Drug Tourism or Spiritual Healing? Ayahuasca Seekers in Amazonia Westerners participating in an ayahuasca retreat in Amazonia | 2005 | Qualitative study | |
| Therapeutic Effects of Ritual Ayahuasca Use in the Treatment of Substance Dependence—Qualitative Results Therapists, expert researchers, and individuals who underwent ayahuasca-assisted... | 2014 | Qualitative study | n = 29 |
| Nourishing the Spirit: Exploratory Research on Ayahuasca Experiences along the Continuum of Recovery from Eating Disorders Individuals previously diagnosed with an eating disorder | 2017 | Qualitative study | n = 16 |
| Exploring ayahuasca‐assisted therapy for addiction: A qualitative analysis of preliminary findings among an Indigenous community in Canada Indigenous adults in Canada who participated in ayahuasca-assisted ceremonial retreats | 2019 | Qualitative study | n = 11 |
Citations in the library
Cited by 9
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- The socialization of hallucinations: Cultural priors, social interactions, and contextual factors in the use of psychedelics. Transcultural Psychiatry October 1, 2022
- Psychedelics as Tools for Belief Transmission. Set, Setting, Suggestibility, and Persuasion in the Ritual Use of Hallucinogens. Frontiers in Psychology November 23, 2021
- The psychedelic ritual as a technique of the self HAU: Journal of Ethnographic Theory March 1, 2022
- On Revelations and Revolutions: Drinking Ayahuasca Among Palestinians Under Israeli Occupation Frontiers in Psychology August 27, 2021
and 4 more in the library
Cites 9
- The antipodes Of the mind November 7, 2002
- Ayahuasca Shamanism in the Amazon and Beyond Oxford University Press eBooks June 18, 2014
- Prácticas en búsqueda de legitimidad: el uso contemporáneo de la ayahuasca, entre reivindicaciones terapéuticas y religiosas Salud Colectiva July 24, 2018
- (Neo)Shamanic Dialogues Nova Religio: The Journal of Alternative and Emergent Religions April 13, 2012
- Trance and Possession: Are They The Same? Transcultural Psychiatric Research Review March 1, 1996
and 4 more in the library