O Uso Ritual da Ayahuasca
by Labate, Beatriz Caiuby.; Araújo, Wladimyr Sena. ; Congresso sobre o Uso Ritual da Ayahuasca (1st: 1997: Universidade Estadual de Campinas)
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São Paulo, Brazil: FAPESP ; Campinas, SP, Brasil: Mercado de Letras, 2002. Paperback. Near fine(-). 686 pages: illustrations, maps ; 23 cm. Includes bibliographical references. In Portuguese. Papers presented at the I Congresso sobre o Uso Ritual da Ayahuasca, held Nov. 1997 at UNICAMP. / "Beatriz Caiuby Labate (Bia Labate) is a Brazilian anthropologist known for her research on psychoactive substances, drug policies, shamanism, ritual, and religion. She has conducted extensive research on the use of ayahuasca, a traditional spiritual medicine in ceremonies among the indigenous peoples of the Amazon rainforest. Labate has a Ph.D. in Social Anthropology from the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Brazil. Her main areas of interest include the study of substance use, drug policy, shamanism, ritual, and religion. She is author, co-author, and co-editor of seventeen books, one special-edition journal, and several peer-reviewed articles. She was a Research Associate at the Institute of Medical Psychology, Heidelberg University, and Adjunct Faculty at the East-West Psychology Program at the California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS) in San Francisco. She is also co-founder of the Interdisciplinary Group for Psychoactive Studies (NEIP) in Brazil. Her work has become a significant reference in the fields of Anthropology and Psychopharmacology, especially concerning the cultural and social aspects of ayahuasca use. She is also a public advocate for the decriminalization of drug use and for more progressive drug policies." / Ritual Use of Ayahuasca Hallucinogenic drugs and religious experience -- South America -- Congresses. Banisteriopsis caapi -- Congrès. Hallucinogènes et expérience religieuse -- Amérique du Sud -- Congrès. Ayahuasca. Hallucinogenic drugs and religious experience. Geographic: South America.
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- Labate, Beatriz Caiuby.; Araújo, Wladimyr Sena. ; Congresso sobre o Uso Ritual da Ayahuasca (1st: 1997: Universidade Estadual de Campinas)
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