Religião & Sociedade
December 1, 2017
Glauber Loures de Assis, Jacqueline Alves Rodrigues
11 citations
The article discusses the heritage-making process of ayahuasca, a psychoactive beverage of Amazonian origin used ritually by institutionalized religions such as Santo Daime, União do Vegetal, and Barquinha; indigenous peoples like the Yawanawa and Ashaninka; and a range of people from Peruvian vegetalistas to neo-shamans in large cities. Ayahuasca is shown to be polyphonic, polysemic, and polycentric, forming a true ayahuasca field marked by alliances and internal conflicts. The heritage process reveals a complex cartography where different epistemologies coexist and intense power disputes occur.
Horizontes Antropológicos
August 1, 2018
Glauber Loures Assis, Jacqueline Alves Rodrigues
5 citations
This article examines contemporary neo-shamanic networks, focusing on the movement of people and artifacts, tradition and authenticity, heritage, shamanic technologies, pilgrimage and religious tourism, exchanges and alliances among diverse groups, as well as market relations, disputes, and inter-religious conflicts. Using the Second World Ayahuasca Conference as a case study—which brought together an unprecedented number of people and groups involved with ayahuasca, including anthropologists, indigenous peoples, NGOs, and religions—the authors argue that these networks are constituted amid power relations, conflicting interests, and multiple positions on culture and religion. They contend that a Brazilian ayahuasca field exists with many distinct visions, where prestige, social legitimacy, identity, and heritage are at stake.