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2014 9 citations
Can drugs be used intelligently and responsibly to expand human consciousness and heighten spirituality? This two-volume work presents objective scientific information and personal stories aiming to answer the question. The first of its kind, this intriguing two-volume set objectively reports on and assesses this modern psycho-social movement in world culture: the constructive medical use of...
March 21, 2013 Cristina Rocha, Manuel Arturo Vasquez 48 citations
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...
Explore 2013 David Cumes
Sangomas or inyangas are shamans, healers, priests, and prophets that have been the backbone of Bantu communities, especially in the rural areas of Southern Africa for eons. However, with rapid Westernization and the increasing allure of the commodity market, the old ways are rapidly eroding. Indigenous knowledge has always been transmitted orally, and there is little written down about the...
Palgrave Macmillan US eBooks 2013 Veronica Davidov 1 citation
Some months into my fieldwork, my colleague and friend carne to visit me. Anya, a fellow anthropologist, was (and is) an ethnographic filmmaker and a scholar of shainanism (although her fieldsite lay far away from mine—she studied shamanic revival in post-Soviet Buryatia). Naturally, her professional curiosity was piqued by my tales of shamanic tourism. She was quite interested in ayahuasca...
International Journal of Transpersonal Studies July 1, 2012 Stanley Krippner 12 citations
Shamanic models of healing, counseling, and psychotherapy differ from Western models in that\nthey emphasize closeness to the natural world as well as to one’s body and life’s spiritual dimensions.\nShamanic practices reflect the ideals of harmony and knowledge. In shamanism, there is no division\nbetween “mind” and “body,” hence what Westerners refer to as “mental illness” is seen as part...
Anthropology of Consciousness March 1, 2012 Bethe Hagens, Steven Lansky 4 citations
Abstract What is the potential significance of community in a prolonged dieta (10‐day restricted diet with regular ritual consumption of ayahuasca and other medicinal plants) in a remote jungle location in the A mazon basin of P eru? Pre‐dieta experiences including how participants join the community, cleansing routines prior to departure to P eru, sharing with the shaman one's personal...
Anthropology of Consciousness March 1, 2012 Evgenia Fotiou 44 citations
Abstract Healing is an essential aspect of A mazonian mestizo shamanism. Not only is it one of the most commonly quoted motives for W esterners for participating in ayahuasca ceremonies, but most elements of an ayahuasca ceremony are aimed to heal and protect. This article is purely ethnographic, and its purpose is to provide insight into the ways healing is conceived by both ayahuasqueros and...
Anthropology of Consciousness March 1, 2012 Richard Doyle 26 citations
Abstract Numerous and diverse reports indicate the efficacy of shamanic plant adjuncts (e.g., iboga, ayahuasca, psilocybin) for the care and treatment of addiction, post‐traumatic stress disorder, cancer, cluster headaches, and depression. This article reports on a first‐person healing of lifelong asthma and atopic dermatitis in the shamanic context of the contemporary P eruvian A mazon and the...
Mitologías hoy 2011 Enrique Flores 2 citations
In Mexican history there are two great poets: Sor Juana and Maria Sabina. We could called Sor Juana: Juana Sabina, the Wise. Although she never practiced medicine, she did know the magic of Indian herbs and felt that his verses had been "bewitched" by them. His "letters" have been bewitched by the Indians, his singing is imbued with a spell "poured" on it, like a concoction of indigenous...
Anthropology & Humanism November 21, 2010 Evgenia Fotiou 21 citations
SUMMARY Drawing from data collected during fieldwork from Westerners participating in ayahuasca ceremonies in the Peruvian Amazon, I discuss the ways they make contact with spirits. I particularly focus on the issue of sorcery, illustrating differences in the ways it is perceived by Westerners and Peruvians. I argue that although it is possible that both populations have the same or very...