3 papers in the library · 5 citations · publishing 2004-2013
Palgrave Macmillan US eBooks January 1, 2005 Stanley Krippner 2 citations
The author describes a long-standing interest in Brazilian churches that use the psychoactive brew ayahuasca as a sacrament, known by various names across Brazil. They recount being frequently invited by church elders to evening ceremonies, with one particular visit standing out as especially memorable.
Palgrave Macmillan US eBooks January 1, 2004 Ronna C. Johnson 2 citations
The Beat and San Francisco Renaissance literary movements are typically remembered as male-dominated, with figures like Allen Ginsberg, Gary Snyder, and Michael McClure at the forefront, especially after the 1955 Six Gallery reading and the obscenity trial over Ginsberg's Howl. However, women writers were also radical exponents of these movements, challenging censorship and advancing cultural reforms. Their work departed from conventional female passivity and explored sexual equality and subjectivity, establishing proto-feminist dimensions within Beat literature. This reframes the narrative to include women's contributions to the avant-garde and sexual politics of the era.
Palgrave Macmillan US eBooks January 1, 2013 Veronica Davidov 1 citation
An anthropologist describes how a colleague's visit prompted her to participate in an ayahuasca ceremony with a shaman, an activity she had previously avoided, to deepen her participant-observation fieldwork on shamanic tourism.