Brazilian Ayahuasca Religions: A Bibliographic
Survey

Authors Beatriz
Caiuby Labate, Phd Candidate in Social Anthropology at UNICAMP, Isabel Santana de Rose,
, Phd Candidate in Social Anthropology UFSC, Rafael Guimarães dos Santos,
Phd Candidate in Pharmacology at the Autonomous University of Barcelona. Researchers of NEIP (Interdisciplinary Group for Psychoactive
Studies, www.neip.info).

Publisher Mercado de Letras, Campinas/SP

Tel: 55 + 19 + 3241 7514

Support
from the Fapesp (Research Support Foundation of the State of São Paulo)

ISBN 978-85-7591-088-7

Format: 14 x 21
cm, illustrated

192 pp.

Price: R$
34 (+ shipping fee)

Summary:

This booklet presents the bibliographic state of the art of the
Brazilian ayahuasca religions, Santo Daime, Barquinha, the União do
Vegetal, and  their
multiple offshoots. Following a panoramic and historical introduction of these
religious movements, it offers a general evaluation of their bibliography,
seeking to identify the principal characteristics, tendencies,
and perspectives on this field of study. Then, it discusses the main studies in
the areas of pharmacology, psychiatry, and psychology carried out in the
context of these groups, evaluating their results, contributions, and
limitations. Finally, it presents a bibliography of the worldwide literature
which aims to be the most exhaustive possible on the theme, including both
academic literature and the writings of 'natives.' This publication is intended
as a kind of guide for researchers in the area, and to be useful also to others
interested in the subject, insofar as the past decade has seen not only a
national and international expansion of the ayahuasca religions, but also a
true boom in studies done about them.

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