CONTENTS

1 - Shamanism in the Western Amazon

2 - "Caboclo" conceptions of illness and of the use of ayahuasca

3 - The development of the Santo Daime religion

4 - The Santo Daime rituals

5 - The controlled use of the ayahuasca and its structuring effects in the Santo Daime rituals

6 - From the solitary Vegetalists to the collective shamanism of the Santo Daime

Conclusion

Annex: Mestre Irineu's "Cruzeirinho"

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