Psychedelic Plant Medicines of the Americas

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TopicSocial Sciences

AuthorClancy Cavnar

AuthorDr. Bia Labate

AuthorHenrique Fernandes

AuthorNidia A. Olvera Hernadez

PublisherNorth Atlantic

History, Traditions, and Indigenous Voices

An essential new anthology that reveals the cultural, medicinal, and spiritual traditions behind marijuana, mushrooms, ayahuasca, and other psychedelics, informed by both Western and Indigenous science.

With 23 psychedelic-specific articles, this book includes interviews with Indigenous Latin American practitioners and a deep understanding of Western science. The topics range from psilocybin mushrooms’ cultural traditional use or ayahuasca and peyote’s roles in Native rituals to many other psychotropic drugs. The anthology is a critical reminder, at a time when psychedelics continue to become more popular and accepted within Western society, that in many places these practices are central to the culture. Gaining a greater understanding of how people have used and continue to use these psychedelics is only growing more important. There’s never been a better time to not only gain a greater understanding of yourself, but also a deeper, more rooted understanding of psychedelics.

“This book highlights the incredible biodiversity of the Americas through its exploration of a wide range of psychoactive plants, including marijuana, peyote, ayahuasca, coca, tobacco, jurema, psilocybin mushrooms, and toé (Brugmansia suaveolens). By focusing on specific psychoactive plants within their geographical and cultural contexts and beyond, this volume offers a cohesive and interdisciplinary analysis that draws on anthropology, sociology, history, and geography. Each chapter examines how these plants function as agents of cultural continuity and transformation, shedding light on their roles in rituals, healing practices, and identity formation.”