Using the work of Bruno Latour, this book reimagines ayahuasca as liquid divinity, asking fundamental ontological questions that shift the focus from ayahuasca experiences to ayahuasca-based ritual practices that aim at cultivating relationships with more-than-human powers, described by Latour as "beings of transformation and religion.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Part 1: Ayahuasca
Chapter 1: Making Sense of Ayahuasca in the West
Chapter 2: Latour's Experimental Metaphysics
Chapter 3: Reimagining Ayahuasca
Part 2: Ayahuasca Religiosity
Chapter 4: Religiosity as Engaging with Beings of Religion
Chapter 5: Santo Daime Religiosity as Theurgy
Chapter 6: Facing Gaia Through Ayahuasca