Kambô: A Shamanistic Ritual Arriving in the West - Description, Risks and Perception by the Users
Year: 2018
Type: article
Abstract: The impact of priests and their institutions is vanishing in our culture. This depletes the society from religious experiences. However, many are looking into new ways of experiencing the essence of life. One of the new sources inspiring people to reconnect with themselves and with nature can be found in shamanism. Since some decades now rituals from the Amazon based on herbal products such as Ayahuascaare increasingly seen in Europe and the United States.
Author: Hesselink Jan M Keppel
Institution: Witten/Herdecke University
Language: English
Subfield: Clinical Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2900798378