Baud Sebastien and Christian Ghasarian (Eds), Psychotropic Plants. Initiations, therapies and self-esteem
Disciplines
Review
French
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It was already over 60 years ago that ritual uses of psychotropic substances are in the interest of researchers, alongside the religious phenomena identified as being part of chamanism. The fashion phenomenon, fuelled by numerous publications — scientific and non-scientific — has led to the export of initiative-based uses relating to ‘extase techniques’ and, more specifically, psychoactive substances. Latin America is a source of choice for borrowing and on...