Uses of Ayahuasca and Discourse on Mental Disorders in the Brazilian Press 1960-2010

Historically, ayahuasca has been associated in the press with “hallucination”, “drugs” and “madness”. However, the advancement of research on its “therapeutic potential” and the dissemination of results in the news raise the question, which is also a premise, whether there has been a transformation...

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Autor: Lima, Vinícius Maurício de
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)
Repositorio:Ciencias Sociales y Religión (Online)
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.periodicos.sbu.unicamp.br:article/8671997
Acceso en línea:https://periodicos.sbu.unicamp.br/ojs/index.php/csr/article/view/8671997
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Ayahuasca
Desordenes mentales
Drogas
Brasil
Análisis de documentos
Mental disorders
Drugs
Brazil
Documental analysis
Transtornos mentais
Análise documental
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Sumario:Historically, ayahuasca has been associated in the press with “hallucination”, “drugs” and “madness”. However, the advancement of research on its “therapeutic potential” and the dissemination of results in the news raise the question, which is also a premise, whether there has been a transformation in the social meanings of the brew in a recent period. Here, the objective was to analyze the coverage of press vehicles in relation to the uses of ayahuasca and discourses on mental disorders. In terms of Latour, these press vehicles are fundamental ‘actors’ in a sociotechnical network of ayahuasca that integrates with other actors and with which it establishes ‘associations’ and ‘controversies’ in the public debate. An analysis was carried out of discourses on mental disorders related to the use of ayahuasca in reports by vehicles in Brazil, nationally and from the Amazon region, from the 1960s to 2020. These documents show changes in approach, in the narratives and grammars that have recently legitimized ayahuasca in comparison to previous decades.