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The Santo Daime is a syncretic religion whose spiritual practice is based around the sacramental use of ayahuasca. G. William Barnard¿an initiate of the religion and a scholar of religious studies¿considers the religious practice and transformative inner experiences of the Santo Daime community.
List of contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. First Encounter with the Daime
2. Initial Philosophical Reflections
3. Next Steps on the Path
4. Céu do Mapiá—Beginnings
5. Feitio—the Ritual of Making the Daime
6. Early Works in Céu do Mapiá
7. Mirações—Visionary/Mystical Experiences in the Santo Daime
8. Mediumship in the Santo Daime
9. The Holy House in Céu do Mapiá—Rosary Works
10. Final Days in Céu do Mapiá
11. Ending on a High Note
Notes
Bibliography
Index
About the author
G. William Barnard is a professor of religious studies at Southern Methodist University. He is the author of Exploring Unseen Worlds: William James and the Philosophy of Mysticism (1997) and Living Consciousness: The Metaphysical Vision of Henri Bergson (2011), as well as coeditor of Crossing Boundaries: Essays on the Ethical Status of Mysticism (2002).
Summary
The Santo Daime is a syncretic religion whose spiritual practice is based around the sacramental use of ayahuasca. G. William Barnard—an initiate of the religion and a scholar of religious studies—considers the religious practice and transformative inner experiences of the Santo Daime community.
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In this book, Barnard describes, in a highly personal and vivid manner, some of the experiences he has been having during the over fifteen years that he has been taking Daime (the name given by the Santo Daime tradition to ayahuasca). The result is a rather unusual blend of rigorous academic thought and vivid descriptions of his own personal spiritual experiences, written in a highly readable style that makes the book difficult to put down.
