AYAHUASCA: UM SAGRADO SELVAGEM QUE BASTIDE NÃO CONHECEU
PARALELLUS Revista de Estudos de Religião - UNICAP December 2, 2019 Drance Elias Da Silva, João Paulo Reis Braga
Ayahuasca, an entheogenic drink made from the vine Banisteriopsis caapi and leaves of Psychotria viridis, has been used for millennia in indigenous rituals and for decades in urban religions like Santo Daime and União do Vegetal. This article examines the theories of French scholar Roger Bastide, who studied Afro-Brazilian religions and concepts such as the domestication of the "wild sacred" and trance as a "liturgical game" akin to theatrical performance. The analysis suggests that Ayahuasca-induced trance transcends some of Bastide's premises. Bastide's ideas about domesticating the wild sacred apply to ayahuasca religions like União do Vegetal, though institutional reality does not fully align with his predictions.