Abstract
This chapter examines the musical facets of the special state of mind induced by ayahuasca, a powerful Amazonian psychoactive brew especially famous for the vivid hallucinations that it induces. The chapter is divided into three parts. The first presents background information concerning ayahuasca and its scientific study, and discusses the use of music in ayahuasca rituals. The second part reviews and analyses the phenomenology of auditory and musical effects encountered in the special state of mind induced by ayahuasca inebriation, the effect of music on the ayahuasca experience and its visions, and musical performance. The third part deals with general issues such as the psychological import of music and its relationship to consciousness and its alteration.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Music and Consciousness |
Subtitle of host publication | Philosophical, Psychological, and Cultural Perspectives |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Pages | 1-17 |
Number of pages | 17 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9780191728617 |
ISBN (Print) | 9780199553792 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 19 Jan 2012 |
Bibliographical note
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Keywords
- Ayahuasca
- Consciousness
- Hallucinogens
- Music
- Psychoactive drugs