Symmetric anthropology and healing processes with ayahuasca
December 1, 2014 G. Chávez, M. Genet
This 485-page work offers a specialized treatment of topics and issues surrounding the religious, spiritual, therapeutic, and recreational consumption of the Amazonian beverage ayahuasca and its variations. Ayahuasca, meaning 'the wine of souls' or 'the rope of the hanged' in Quechua, is a psychoactive decoction prepared from a vine. The text covers different aspects of its use across these domains.