Interview about Ayahuasca as Cultural Heritage of Brazil
thanks to Bia Labate
posted on her blog : http://bialabate.net
Message from Bia:
Dear Friends,
I am happy to announce our new publication at the International Journal of Transpersonal Studies 53. The title is: "Ayahuasca–From Dangerous Drug to National Heritage: An Interview with Antonio A. Arantes", by Beatriz Labate and Ilana Goldstein (Translated from the Portuguese by Glenn H. Shephard and Revised by Matthew Meyer).
See a summary here:
This interview with Antonio A. Arantes, Brazilian anthropology professor and recognized specialist on the topics of intellectual property and traditional knowledge, addresses the 2008 request by Brazilian ayahuasca groups to be recognized as part of the immaterial cultural heritage of Brazil. In the first portion of the interview, Arantes reflects on the challenges of the new conceptions of the Brazilian national immaterial policy program.
He discusses several examples of cultural goods recognized by the Brazilian state, such as the candomblé and the samba, and analyzes the controversial issues involving authenticity and tradition in these and other similar cases. In the second portion, Arantes reflects on the specific case of ayahuasca, the relationship of this cultural heritage request to legal issues, the challenges to define exactly what aspects should be recognized, and speculates on the chances that these religious groups will come to be recognized as a national symbol of Brazil.
Read the text here: http://www.transpersonalstudies.org/ImagesRepository/ijts/Downloads/Labate.pdf
posted on her blog : http://bialabate.net
Message from Bia:
Dear Friends,
I am happy to announce our new publication at the International Journal of Transpersonal Studies 53. The title is: "Ayahuasca–From Dangerous Drug to National Heritage: An Interview with Antonio A. Arantes", by Beatriz Labate and Ilana Goldstein (Translated from the Portuguese by Glenn H. Shephard and Revised by Matthew Meyer).
See a summary here:
This interview with Antonio A. Arantes, Brazilian anthropology professor and recognized specialist on the topics of intellectual property and traditional knowledge, addresses the 2008 request by Brazilian ayahuasca groups to be recognized as part of the immaterial cultural heritage of Brazil. In the first portion of the interview, Arantes reflects on the challenges of the new conceptions of the Brazilian national immaterial policy program.
He discusses several examples of cultural goods recognized by the Brazilian state, such as the candomblé and the samba, and analyzes the controversial issues involving authenticity and tradition in these and other similar cases. In the second portion, Arantes reflects on the specific case of ayahuasca, the relationship of this cultural heritage request to legal issues, the challenges to define exactly what aspects should be recognized, and speculates on the chances that these religious groups will come to be recognized as a national symbol of Brazil.
Read the text here: http://www.transpersonalstudies.org/ImagesRepository/ijts/Downloads/Labate.pdf