Salvia Divonorum. Sacred Weeds
Description
Why do the Mazatec people consider salvia divonorum to be sacred? Evidence suggests that shamans in the Oaxaca region have revered the vision-producing plant since the pre-Columbian era. In this program Oxford archaeology professor Andrew Sherratt compares the hallucinations of volunteer ingestors with those experienced by the Mazatecs and by people with mental illness. Input from a medical anthropologist, a psychiatrist, and a pharmacologist lead the experimenters to consider the role of cultural context in the feelings of peace, joy, and insight that salvia users often report. The group is at odds: Does salvia divonorum enhance brain functioning, or threaten it?
Runtime
50 min
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Date of Publication
[2012], c1998
Database
Films on Demand
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