We found a match
Your institution may have access to this item. Find your institution then sign in to continue.
- Title
From the Rubber Boom to Ayawaskha Tourism Shamanic Initiation Narratives and the Commodification of Amazonia.
- Authors
Mignonne Smith, Amanda
- Abstract
This article discusses the rubber and ayahuasca industries in the Amazon River Region. The author comments on the development of the ayahuascua industry, which took the place of rubber manufacturing in the 1990s, and examines the spiritual properties of the indigenous beverage. The influence of ayahuasca on tourism in the region is also examined.
- Subjects
AMAZON River Region; LATIN America; AYAHUASCA; AYAHUASCA ceremony; RUBBER industry; TOURISM; BEVERAGES; RELIGION
- Publication
Contracorriente: Una Revista de Estudios Latinoamericanos, 2017, Vol 14, Issue 3, p1
- ISSN
1548-7083
- Publication type
Article