essay
Shamanism and peyote use among the Apaches of the Mescalero Indian Reservation
hallucinogens and shamanism • London, Oxford, New York • Published In 1973 • Pages: 53-66
By: Boyer, L. Bryce, Boyer, Ruth MacDonald, Basehart, Harry W..
Abstract
Boyer et al. examine peyote use among the Apache of the Mescalero Reservation, and more specifically attempt to explain why its use, as well as the shamanistic use of hallucinogens, has been abandoned. They conclude that the ascribed 'evil' nature of peyote was derived from its disruptive effects: the role of the shaman as the sole source of religious ecstasy was undermined by ceremonial use of peyote by others, and the 'physiopsychological effects of the hallucinogen resulted in the efficacy of their repression which had resulted from their socialization experiences'. Because this source was processed for its useful information regarding peyote use and because information regarding socialization and personality structure is repetitious in light of other processed Boyer sources regarding the Mescalero, portions of the text have been marked 000 (material not pertinent).
- HRAF PubDate
- 2019
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Southwest and Basin
- Document Type
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator Types
- Physician
- Psychologist
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Delgra Childs ; Marlene Martin ; 1980
- Field Date
- 1958-1971
- Coverage Place
- Mescalero Indian Reservation, New Mexico, United States
- Notes
- L. Bryce Boyer, Ruth Boyer, and Harry W. Basehart
- Includes bibliographical references
- LCCN
- 72092292
- LCSH
- Mescalero Indians