Rodd, Robin (2018) Psychoactive plant use among the Piaroa ethnic group of southern Venezuela. In: Baud, Sebastien, and Ghasarian, Christian, (eds.) Des plantes psychotropes Initiations, thérapies et quêtes de soi. Editions Imago, Paris, pp. 1-43.

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Abstract

[French] Amanite tue-mouches, tabac, peyotl, ayahuasca, san pedro, iboga, absinthe toutes ces plantes psychotropes sont consommées dans de nombreuses sociétés, "là-bas" ou "ici", en Amérique du Sud, en Afrique, et au coeur même de l'Europe où des stages sont organisés pour des personnes à la recherche de nouvelles spiritualités. Les auteurs de cet ouvrage, spécialistes internationaux reconnus anthropologues, mais aussi ethnopharmacologues, philosophes, psychologues, médecins, analysent les motivations des adeptes, les circonstances dans lesquelles se déroulent ces pratiques, tout comme les effets somatiques et psychiques provoqués par les prises. Ils observent que ces usages séculaires peuvent s'inscrire dans plusieurs cadres : initiations propres aux cultures shamaniques anciennes et contemporaines, thérapies incluant des expériences menées auprès de toxicomanes et, enfin, quêtes spirituelles, à travers une réappropriation occidentale dans la logique New Age. Sans censure ni tabou, avec rigueur et un constant souci d'objectivité, les chercheurs réunis dans ce livre nous offrent, au croisement de plusieurs disciplines, des réflexions originales sur un sujet sensible et controversé.

[English] Fly agaric, tobacco, peyote, ayahuasca, san pedro, iboga, absinthe... all these psychotropic plants are consumed in many societies, "over there" or "here", in South America, in Africa, and in the very heart of Europe where courses are organized for people in search of new spiritualities. The authors of this work, recognized international specialists - anthropologists, but also ethnopharmacologists, philosophers, psychologists, doctors... -, analyze the motivations of the followers, the circumstances in which these practices take place, as well as the somatic and psychological effects caused by the intake. They observe that these centuries-old uses can fit into several frameworks: initiations specific to ancient and contemporary shamanic cultures, therapies including experiments carried out with drug addicts and, finally, spiritual quests, through a Western reappropriation in New Age logic. Without censorship or taboo, with rigor and a constant concern for objectivity, the researchers brought together in this book offer us, at the crossroads of several disciplines, original reflections on a sensitive and controversial subject.

Item ID:	40770
Item Type:	Book Chapter (Research - B1)
ISBN:	9782849526774
Keywords:	Piaroa, shamanism, yopo, Banisteriopsis caapi, tobacco, psychoactive plants, Venezuela
Copyright Information:	Éditions Imago, 2018.
Date Deposited:	13 Nov 2024 01:20
FoR Codes:	44 HUMAN SOCIETY > 4401 Anthropology > 440106 Medical anthropology @ 60% 44 HUMAN SOCIETY > 4401 Anthropology > 440107 Social and cultural anthropology @ 30% 32 BIOMEDICAL AND CLINICAL SCIENCES > 3214 Pharmacology and pharmaceutical sciences > 321499 Pharmacology and pharmaceutical sciences not elsewhere classified @ 10%
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