Consume and Transform: Perfumes and healing in vegetalista healing practices of the Peruvian Amazon
The use of perfumes, incense, colognes, and plant and flower essences in Amazonian healing practices is a hallmark feature of vegetalismo, a form of healing in Peru’s Amazonian regions. Sprayed, smoked, rubbed on bodies, and poured in medicinal baths, these odorous tools are vital allies to the cura...
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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American Anthropological Association
2022
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Anthropology of consciousness
Année: 2022, Volume: 33, Numéro: 2, Pages: 175-201 |
| Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
Peru
/ Amazonastiefland (Nordwest)
/ Medicinal plant
/ Shamanism
/ Eau de Cologne
/ Sensory stimulation
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| RelBib Classification: | AD Sociologie des religions AG Vie religieuse KBR Amérique Latine ZA Sciences sociales |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Shamanism
B Ayahuasca B Olfaction B Peru B Perfumes |
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| Résumé: | The use of perfumes, incense, colognes, and plant and flower essences in Amazonian healing practices is a hallmark feature of vegetalismo, a form of healing in Peru’s Amazonian regions. Sprayed, smoked, rubbed on bodies, and poured in medicinal baths, these odorous tools are vital allies to the curandero for cleansing bodies and spaces, for protection, or to add potency to medicinal plants. Certain perfumes are more common than others, particularly the citrusy Agua de Florida, an 18th Century eau de cologne from the United States. Focusing in on the history of Agua de Florida and its ubiquity in Western Amazonia, I suggest the necessity of a sensory anthropology for exploring the vast healing potential of vegetalismo. Going beyond the visual to consider other sensory experiences lends insight into the various healing mechanisms in Amazonian shamanism that are often overlooked by western epistemologies of health and healing. |
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| ISSN: | 1556-3537 |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: Anthropology of consciousness
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/anoc.12153 |