Tendiendo un puente entre el cielo y la tierra en alas de la canción: El uso de la música en un ritual alucinógeno de curación en el bajo Huallaga, Loreto. Perú
Amazonía Peruana January 14, 1979 DOI: 10.52980/revistaamazonaperuana.vi4.235 (opens in new tab) via OpenAlex
Summary
AI-generated from the abstractThe meaning of music used by a semi-urbanized shaman in eastern Peru during an ayahuasca healing ceremony is clarified through a joint analysis of ritual and musical structures. The analysis suggests that music in such hallucinogenic rituals is an important and integral symbolic and structural feature of the ritual, in addition to providing psychological support and guidance to participants.
Study at a glance
| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Population | A semi-urbanized shaman in eastern Peru |
| Interventions | Ayahuasca Music |
| Keywords | Humanities Art |
| Citations | 2 |
| Key finding | Argues that music in ayahuasca healing rituals serves as an integral symbolic and structural feature, beyond providing psychological support and guidance. |
Abstract
El "significado" de la música utilizada por un chamán semiurbanizado en el oriente peruano durante una ceremonia de curación de la ayahuasca se aclara mediante un análisis conjunto de estructuras rituales y musicales. Se sugiere que la música en tales rituales alucinógenos es una característica simbólica y estructural importante e integral del ritual, además de proporcionar apoyo psicológico y orientación a los participantes.