The power of sacred plants in an ethnobotanic approach

Authors

  • Maria Thereza Lemos de Arruda Camargo Centro de Estudos da Religião, Universidade de São Paulo/Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (USP/PUC-SP)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2448-1750.revmae.2006.89745

Keywords:

Ethnopharmacobotany, Psycho-active plants, Afro-Brazilian rituals, Popular medicine

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to approach issues related to the medical therapeutic area of those phenomena which characterize contacts with the supernatural sphere. This research stems from the study of the available pertinent bibliography. Besides, it presents data on the observation of psycho-activity of plants used in healing rituals of Afro-Brazilian religious context, from which the importance of plants as sacred objects can be verified.

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Published

2006-12-14

Issue

No. 15-16 (2006)

Section

Bibliographical studies

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Copyright (c) 2006 Maria Thereza Lemos de Arruda Camargo

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How to Cite

CAMARGO, Maria Thereza Lemos de Arruda. The power of sacred plants in an ethnobotanic approach. Revista do Museu de Arqueologia e Etnologia, São Paulo, Brasil, n. 15-16, p. 395–410, 2006. DOI: 10.11606/issn.2448-1750.revmae.2006.89745. Disponível em: https://www.journals.usp.br/revmae/article/view/89745.. Acesso em: 19 may. 2024.