The Religious Uses of Licit and Illicit Psychoactive Substances in a Branch of the Santo Daime Religion

The article deals with the different effects of tolerant and prohibitionist policies associated with psychoactive substance use in Brazil. Whereas the licit use of ayahuasca has been successfully incorporated into mainstream Brazilian society, the ritual use of cannabis by one of the Santo Daime rel...

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Main Author: Macrae, Edward John Baptista das Neves 1946- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Equinox [2006]
In: Fieldwork in religion
Year: 2006, Volume: 2, Issue: 3, Pages: 393-414
Further subjects:B Drugs
B Cannabis
B ritual use
B Ayahuasca
B Religion
B Santo Daime Cult
B entheogens
B Santa Maria
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