Dima Salibová

Masaryk University, Psychology, Undergraduate

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Master graduate in psychology and current postgradual student concerned in topic of Ayahuasca tourism and western consumption of indigenous medicine.Grounded in psychological and anthropological theoretical and methodological perspective.

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Ayahuasca Ethno-tourism and its Impact on the Indigenous Shuar Community (Ecuador) and Western Participants

Computer Languages, Systems & Structures, 2020

An indigenous Shuar community in Ecuador have been hosting tourists seeking retreats that feature... more An indigenous Shuar community in Ecuador have been hosting tourists seeking retreats that feature traditional medicinal plants such as ayahuasca and tobacco. The community has provided individual ceremonies with the plants, or more complex rites such as Natemamu. Natemamu is a rite that is comprised of repetitive ceremonies lasting ten to twelve days, which involves drinking large quantities of Ayahuasca. The author primarily focuses on: 1) the commodification of the Shuar Natemamu rite as a product that is offered on the global market; and 2) the impacts of this commercial trade on the hosts and visitors. This article is based on data collected by means of participant observation, interviews, and audio-visual documentations. The findings imply that the introduction of western tourists to the Shuar community and its rites has contributed to processual changes to the rite and to ideational and material changes on both sides. Furthermore, the findings suggest that while the tourists e...

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