Visions of Christ in the Amazon
Journal for the Study of Religion Nature and Culture July 20, 2009 Lisa Maria Madera 3 citations
Among the Quichua Aguarico Runa of the Ecuadorian upper Amazon and the Brazilian Christian sect Santo Daime, ayahuasca-induced visions produce a radical reinterpretation of the Christian Gospel. Christ's power is described as taking root in Amazonian soil, and these botanical visions recast South American history, offering healing to communal and continental memory as well as to the decimated and threatened land itself.