Revista de Antropologia da UFSCar
December 1, 2011
Henrique Fernandes Antunes
4 citations
Drawing on a bibliographic mapping and analysis of academic literature, primarily anthropological, this article traces how the history of ayahuasca use has been formulated in scholarship over three decades. Rather than recounting the history of ayahuasca use in Brazil, it examines how that history is constructed by academic works. The paper focuses on four central themes: indigenous Amerindian ayahuasca use, Amazonian vegetalism, Brazilian ayahuasca religions (Santo Daime, Barquinha, and União do Vegetal), and neo-ayahuasca users. It analyzes recurring arguments that establish genealogies linking these religions to a long-standing indigenous tradition and, later, connecting neo-ayahuasca users to the Brazilian ayahuasca religions.
Revista de Antropologia da UFSCar
December 1, 2009
Beatriz Caiuby Labate
3 citations
A reportagem de capa da Revista Isto É sobre o uso da ayahuasca no Brasil alega que o governo federal liberou a substância, permitindo desorganização, tráfico e mortes associadas ao "chá alucinógeno". Na verdade, a resolução do CONAD publicou o relatório final de um grupo multidisciplinar que estabeleceu regras éticas para o consumo da ayahuasca, não uma liberalização. O artigo analisa criticamente a reportagem, mostrando que ela não investiga o que anuncia, e conclui com reflexões sobre os dilemas do antropólogo diante da imprensa.
Revista de Antropologia da UFSCar
December 1, 2009
Marcelo S. Mercante
1 citation
This article presents the cultural and symbolic universe of Barquinha, a Brazilian ayahuasca religion located in Rio Branco (Acre), which performs, among other types of rituals, "cure" works. The central focus of the investigation is the role of visions obtained through the ritual use of ayahuasca in processes of awareness in situations of illness. These visions are known by Barquinha's attendees as "mirações." The mirações would make conscious many of the extra-material dimensions of the ritual, as well as assist in the processes of subjective and physical transformation of the participants.