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Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Author biographies -- Foreword: ayahuasca in the twenty-first century: having it both ways -- Introduction: the shifting journey of ayahuasca in diaspora -- 1 If tradition did not exist, it would have to be invented: retra…
Ayahuasca is a psychoactive substance that has long been associated with indigenous Amazonian shamanic practices. This title explores how the substance has impacted upon indigenous communities, new urban religiosities, ritual healing, international drug policy, religious persecu…
This book is a panorama of texts translated from nearly a dozen languages on the ayahuasca experience, including indigenous mythic narratives and testimonies, religious hymns, as well as stories related by western travellers, scientists and writers who have had contact with ayah…
"During its expansion from the Amazon jungle to Western societies, ayahuasca use has encountered different legal and cultural responses. Following on from theearlier edited collection, The Expanding World Ayahuasca Diaspora continues to explore how certain alternative global rel…
