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... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > global studies > global governance and world order > global religion > religious traditions and groups > yagé
... > social science subjects > sociology > sociology of religion > global religion > religious traditions and groups > yagé

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yagé  

Definition

  • Yagé is a hallucinogenic drink consumed in indigenous religious rituals in South America. Ayahuasca, as it is known in the native Quechua language, is an Amazonian plant combination that is made by cooking the stem of Banisteriopsis caapi, a vine of the family Malpighiaceae, with the leaves of Psychotria viridis, of the Rubiaceae. [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Religion; Yagé]

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