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Subtle Energies in Ayahuasca Healing

Wouter J. Hanegraaff

November 17, 2025 DOI: 10.1163/9789004736221_009 (opens in new tab)

Study at a glance

AI-extracted from the abstract
Characteristics Historical analysis
Topics Ayahuasca
Key points Argues that subtle energies have been historically constructed and deployed across diverse domains, reflecting changing ideas about vitality, spirituality, and power.

Abstract

in: Julian Strube, Marleen Thaler & Dominic Zöhrer (eds.), Subtle Energies in Therapy, Spirituality, Arts & Politics: 1800-Present, Brill: Leiden / Boston 2026, 187-206.