The last two decades have seen a broad expansion of the ayahuasca religions, and it has also witnessed, especially since the millennium, a true boom in studies of these religions. This book grew out of the need for an ordering of the profusion of titles related to this subject that are now appearing. This publication offers a map of the global production of literature on this theme. For one year, three researchers located in different cities (Beatriz Caiuby Labate in São Paulo; Rafael Guimarães dos Santos in Barcelona; and Isabel Santana de Rose in Florianópolis, Brazil) worked in a virtual research group to compile a list of bibliographical references on Santo Daime, Barquinha, UDV and urban neo-ayahuasqueiros, including the specialized academic literature as well as esoteric and experiential writings produced by participants of these churches. This book presents the results of that collaboration. The book includes two texts commenting on aspects of the bibliography. The first presents a profile of these religious groups, including their history and expansion, and a general assessment of the principal characteristics, tendencies, and perspectives evident in the literature about them. The other text, Comments on the pharmacological, psychiatric, and psychological literature on the ayahuasca religions, summarizes the most important studies of human subjects in the context of Santo Daime, União do Vegetal and Barquinha, evaluating their results, contributions, and limitations. The article offers, in addition, some preliminary anthropological reflections on biomedical research of ayahuasca.

Ayahuasca Religions: A Comprehensive Bibliography & Critical Essays

Politics & Social Sciences

Labate, Beatriz Caiuby

Santana de Rose, Isabel

Guimarães dos Santos, Rafael

Social Sciences

Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies

Ayahuasca, Ritual and Religion in Brazil

Ayahuasca is a psychoactive drink used for healing and divination among religious groups in the Brazilian Amazon. 'Ayahuasca, Ritual and Religion in Brazil' is the first scholarly volume in English to examine the religious rituals and practices surrounding ayahuasca. The use of ayahuasca among religious groups is analysed, alongside Brazilian public policies regarding ayahuasca and the handling of substance dependence. 'Ayahuasca, Ritual and Religion in Brazil' will be of interest to scholars of anthropology and religion and all those interested in the role of stimulants in religious practice.

MacRae, Edward

Religion & Spirituality

Routledge

This book explains the role that peyote―a hallucinogenic cactus―plays in the religious and spiritual fulfillment of certain peoples in the United States and Mexico, and examines pressing issues concerning the regulation and conservation of peyote as well as issues of indigenous and religious rights.
Why is mescaline―an internationally controlled substance derived from peyote―given exemptions for religious use by indigenous groups in Mexico, and by the pan-indigenous Native American Church in the United States and Canada? What are the intersections of peyote use, constitutional law, and religious freedom? And why are natural populations of peyote in decline―so much so that in Mexico, peyote is considered a species needing "special protection"? This fascinating book addresses these questions and many more. It also examines the delicate relationship between "the needs of the plant" as a species and "the needs of man" to consume the species for spiritual purposes.
The authors of this work integrate the history of peyote regulation in the United States and the special "trust responsibility" relationship between the American Indians and the government into their broad examination of peyote, a hallucinogenic cactus containing mescaline that grows naturally in Mexico and southern Texas. The book's chapters document how when it comes to peyote, multiple stakeholders' interests are in conflict―as is often the case with issues that involve ethnic identity, religion, constitutional interpretation, and conservation. The expansion of peyote traditions also serves as a foundation for examining issues of international human rights law and protections for religious freedom within the global milieu of cultural transnationalism.
 • Explains the complete history of the peyote plant in the United States, presenting views from religions including Native American and Christian churches, the creation and evolution of U.S. law regarding peyote, state and federal legal protections since 1990, reasons for the plant's apparent demise, and arguments for its stronger protection 
• Identifies current peyote protective laws in Mexico and Canada
• Documents how many U.S. residents, including Native Americans, commonly use peyote as a spirituality enhancer or illegal recreational drug within the United States, or do so as tourists when visiting Mexico

Peyote: History, Tradition, Politics, and Conservation

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Alternative Medicine

Praeger

Ayahuasca is a psychoactive drink used for healing and divination among religious groups in the Brazilian Amazon. 'Ayahuasca, Ritual and Religion in Brazil' is the first scholarly volume in English to examine the religious rituals and practices surrounding ayahuasca. The use of ayahuasca among religious groups is analysed, alongside Brazilian public policies regarding ayahuasca and the handling of substance dependence. 'Ayahuasca, Ritual and Religion in Brazil' will be of interest to scholars of anthropology and religion and all those interested in the role of stimulants in religious practice.

Anthropology

The book provides a concise summary of the use of music in the Santo Daime and UDV religions. Embracing the phenomenology of musical practice in broad terms, summarizing its history and treating long-awaited questions, the book touches upon crucial points regarding the power and efficacy of musical performance in religious frameworks, thus pointing towards fruitful future research in that area. It assists in understanding the relation between music and religion in broader terms, and the way that we become spiritual beings through poetry, rhythm, and melody, and communicate with realities other than the immediate.

Opening the Portals of Heaven: Brazilian Ayahuasca Music (4) (Estudos Brasileiros - Brazilian Studies)

Arts & Photography

Pacheco, Gustavo

Music

LIT Verlag

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