Ayahuasca rituals for the treatment of substance use disorders: Three narratives of former patients of a neo‐shamanic center from Uruguay
Anthropology of Consciousness November 10, 2024 Juan Scuro, Ismael Apud, Víctor T. Pérez Martínez 3 citations
Three former patients with substance use disorders recovered after participating in ayahuasca rituals at a neo-shamanic center in Uruguay, run by a psychologist trained in the Peruvian vegetalismo tradition. In-depth interviews collected their narratives, analyzed from a medical anthropology perspective focusing on biographical, substance use, spiritual, and entheogenic trajectories. The impact of the rituals is attributed not only to ayahuasca's psychedelic properties but to its role as a psychotherapeutic tool embedded in a social, cultural, and spiritual setting designed to treat substance use disorders.