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Ayahuasca as Liquid Divinity by André Van Der Braak
Ayahuasca often yields transformative experiences that merge such familiar categories as the sacred and the secular, transcendence and immanence, subject and object, and the human and the nonhuman. However, such experiences are interpreted differently by Western and indigenous discourses. Using the work of French philosopher Bruno Latour, André van der Braak asks fundamental ontological questions in order to reimagine ayahuasca as liquid divinity, shifting the focus from ayahuasca experiences to ayahuasca-based ritual practices that aim to cultivate relationships with more-than-human powers, described by Latour as "beings of transformation and religion." Ayahuasca as Liquid Divinity: An Ontological Approach describes Santo Daime practices as a contemporary form of “theurgy” (god-work), as defined by the third-century Platonic philosopher and mystagogue Iamblichus. Theurgical practices aim at drawing down divine action through ritual procedures, using the imagination as an active faculty. Van der Braak argues that ayahuasca religiosity is ultimately not about individual recreation or healing, or even personal visions, but rather about engaging in communal transformative ecodelic practices that let us work as companions of the gods in order to practice solidarity with all sentient beings.-
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Ayahuasca as Liquid Divinity is an important contribution to the burgeoning literature on contemporary ayahuasca religiosityIt will appeal to both undergraduates in religious studies and anthropology, as well as scholars studying the psychedelic milieu from a variety of approaches.
André van der Braak is professor of comparative philosophy of religion at the Vrije Universiteit.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781666906462 |
| ISBN 10 | 1666906468 |
| Title | Ayahuasca as Liquid Divinity |
| Author | André Van Der Braak |
| Series | Studies In Comparative Philosophy And Religion |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing Plc |
| Year published | 2026-12-24 |
| Number of pages | 240 |
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