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Liquid light. Ayahuasca spirituality and the Santo Daime tradition

Politics Religion & Ideology April 3, 2023 Stefano Bigliardi 2 citations

Santo Daime, a religious movement that began in nineteenth-century Brazil, merges shamanic practices, Christianity, and other traditions. Its members drink ayahuasca, a mind-altering brew, as a central ritual. The text describes the movement's origins and syncretic nature, blending diverse spiritual influences.

DOI: 10.1080/21567689.2023.2196146 Ayahuasca Spirituality Psychology Psychotherapist

Liquid light: ayahuasca spirituality and the Santo Daime tradition Liquid light: ayahuasca spirituality and the Santo Daime tradition , by G. William Barnard, New York, NY, Colombia University Press, 2022, 384 pp., $35 (pbk), ISBN: 9780231186612

Politics Religion & Ideology June 1, 2023 André Van der Braak 1 citation

An accomplished scholar of colonial and post-colonial Morocco and North Africa applies his analytical framework to a new context, examining the intersections of spirituality, psychedelics, and drug studies, particularly focusing on ayahuasca. The work explores how these substances and practices are understood within historical and cultural frameworks, drawing on the scholar's expertise to offer insights into the evolving discourse on psychedelics in humanities scholarship.

DOI: 10.1080/21567689.2023.2219135 Ayahuasca Spirituality Humanities

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Liquid light. Ayahuasca spirituality and the Santo Daime tradition

Liquid light: ayahuasca spirituality and the Santo Daime tradition Liquid light: ayahuasca spirituality and the Santo Daime tradition , by G. William Barnard, New York, NY, Colombia University Press, 2022, 384 pp., $35 (pbk), ISBN: 9780231186612