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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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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Equinox
[2006]
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Fieldwork in religion
Année: 2006, Volume: 2, Numéro: 3, Pages: 393-414 |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Drugs
B Cannabis B ritual use B Ayahuasca B Religion B Santo Daime B entheogens B Santa Maria |
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| Résumé: | 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 religious groups has never been fully accepted and remains a constant source of problems for the ayahuasca churches, their followers and society at large. |
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| ISSN: | 1743-0623 |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: Fieldwork in religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1558/firn.v2i3.393 |