Symmetric anthropology and healing processes with ayahuasca
December 1, 2014 via Semantic Scholar
Summary
AI-generated from the abstractThis 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.
Study at a glance
| Characteristics | Review |
|---|---|
| Keywords | Psychology |
| Key finding | The work provides a specialized examination of the various topics and problems related to the religious, spiritual, therapeutic, and recreational use of ayahuasca. |
Abstract
por el otro. En total, 485 paginas en las cuales el lector encontrara un tra-tamiento especializado sobre los diferentes topicos y problematicas en torno al consumo religioso, espiritual, terapeutico y recreacional de la bebida amazonica conocida como ayahuasca y sus variaciones (su significado literal: “el vino de las almas” o “la soga del ahoracado” en lengua quechua, es una decoccion con pro -piedades psicoactivas preparada con el bejuco