The Touristic Use of Ayahuasca in Peru Expectations, Experiences, Meanings and Subjective Effects

This book covers the psychedelic ayahuasca tourism in Peru, with its facet-rich psychological, pharmacological, anthropological, and sociological aspects. The reader gets an interdisciplinary insight into the historical development and the current state of ayahuasca research. Findings from three emp...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wolff, Tom John
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Wiesbaden Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden 2020, 2020
Edition:1st ed. 2020
Series:Sozialwissenschaftliche Gesundheitsforschung
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Traditional settings and ayahuasca tourism
  • Spirituality and neo-shamanism
  • Research history of psychedelic substances
  • Ritual elements that influence psychedelic experiences
  • Motivational elements for the ingestion of ayahuasca
  • Phenomenological analysis of experiences of ayahuasca
  • Subjective meanings, effects, healing theories and integration experiences
  • The development of common standards in ayahuasca tourism.