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Visionary vine : hallucinogenic healing in the Peruvian Amazon /

Examines the use by urban healers of the plant hallucinogen, ayahuasca, in the city of Iquitos.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Dobkin de Rios, Marlene
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Prospect Heights, Ill. : Waveland Press, 1984
Subjects:
Ayahuasca > Therapeutic use.
Indians of South America > Peru > Medicine.
Iquitos (Peru) > Social life and customs.
Description
Summary:Examines the use by urban healers of the plant hallucinogen, ayahuasca, in the city of Iquitos.
Item Description:Includes index.
Physical Description:ix, 161 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:Bibliography: pages 147-156.
ISBN:0881330930