Sorcellerie capitaliste et touristes pishtaco : les tensions occultes autour du tourisme d’ayahuasca chez les Shipibo de San Francisco (Amazonie péruvienne)
Journal de la Société des Américanistes January 1, 2022 Doriane Slaghenauffi 2 citations
The rise of 'shamanic tourism' in urban areas and Shipibo-Konibo villages has led to a resurgence of vernacular sorcery practices, now integrated into the new sociological context of the commercialization of local plant-based shamanism. These occult attacks target not only rival practitioners but also tourists seeking hallucinogenic experiences, some of whom become targets of sorcery rumors. These practices and occult interpretations can be analyzed as forms of resilience built by Shipibo shamans facing the integration of their communities into the international tourism market, hoping to profit from it. They can also be read as manifestations of frustration and concern over the appropriation of local shamanism by global culture, symptomatic of traditionally ambiguous ties between gringos and Amerindians.