A Hallucinogenic Tea, Laced with Controversy: Ayahuasca in the Amazon and the United States

by Róger Rumrrill and Marlene Dobkin de Rios

One country's sacrament is another's illicit drug, as officials in South America and the United States are well aware. For centuries, a hallucinogenic tea made from a giant vine native to the Amazonian rainforest has been taken as a religious sacrament across several cultures in South America. Many spiritual leaders, shamans, and their followers consider the tea and its main component - ayahuasca - to be both enlightening and healing. In fact,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313345422
• ISBN13: 9780313345425
• Release Date: July 2008
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.3"