A Note on the Use of Ayahuasca among Urban Mestizo Populations in the Peruvian Amazon

A Note on the Use of Ayahuasca among Urban Mestizo Populations in the Peruvian Amazon

The use of the psychedelic vine, ayahuasca (various Banisteriopsis species), in the Peruvian Amazon by mestizo folk healers is related to such variables as cultural expectations of drug experience and belief systems concerning illness. A subjective personal experience inherent in psychedelic use tak...

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Veröffentlicht in:American anthropologist 1970-12, Vol.72 (6), p.1419-1422
1. Verfasser: de Rios, Marlene Dobkin
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Brief Communications
Cities
Diseases
Drug/Drugs
Folk culture
Hallucinogens
Healers
Healing
Medical anthropology
Mestizos
Mothers
Peru/Peruvian/Peruvians
Psychedelic
Slums
Urban (see also Ru/Ur)
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Zusammenfassung:The use of the psychedelic vine, ayahuasca (various Banisteriopsis species), in the Peruvian Amazon by mestizo folk healers is related to such variables as cultural expectations of drug experience and belief systems concerning illness. A subjective personal experience inherent in psychedelic use takes on cultural coloration, as determinants of hallucinatory experience show strong relationships to cultural data.
ISSN:0002-7294
1548-1433
DOI:10.1525/aa.1970.72.6.02a00150