Comments on: Ashaninca Hallucinations: Challenging Western Concepts of Medicinal Knowledge https://othersociologist.com/2012/05/22/ashaninca/ Sociology for Social Justice by Zuleyka Zevallos Fri, 06 Sep 2024 08:52:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Women’s Mental Health and Celebrity Culture – The Other Sociologist https://othersociologist.com/2012/05/22/ashaninca/#comment-27064 Fri, 19 Apr 2019 15:45:53 +0000 http://othersociologist.wordpress.com/?p=1112#comment-27064 […] treatment for mental illness. I’ve previously noted that non-Western alternatives to medicine deserve attention. Herbal treatments and shakes may have helped the people featured in the ACA segment, but […]

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]]> By: Dr Zuleyka Zevallos https://othersociologist.com/2012/05/22/ashaninca/#comment-406 Sat, 23 Jun 2012 14:45:59 +0000 http://othersociologist.wordpress.com/?p=1112#comment-406 In reply to Qe.

Thanks for your comment, Qe. Yes, Western perceptions of medicine are very interesting. The law and notions of deviance shape the way people understand “good” or “acceptable” consciousness altering drugs. We have available to us very powerful drugs via our local chemists which heavily sedate or otherwise alter moods. These are okay obviously because these pharmaceuticals have passed legal guidelines. The ayahuasca, a natural plant, does not meet Western medicine guidelines. I agree with you, it’s about how the public and the law perceive some drugs within a moral panic framework, while other drugs cause less general panic. Thanks for reading!

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]]> By: Qe https://othersociologist.com/2012/05/22/ashaninca/#comment-405 Sat, 23 Jun 2012 05:57:01 +0000 http://othersociologist.wordpress.com/?p=1112#comment-405 Very interesting, I think western medicine probably has an aversion to things like ayahuasca, because it’s a consciousness altering drug, when people hear this, they automatically think of LSD and shrooms, which are obviously illegal and frowned upon. Even though I know for a fact that you can buy ayahuasca brews online… I can’t say I haven’t considering it in the past.

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]]> By: Dr Zuleyka Zevallos https://othersociologist.com/2012/05/22/ashaninca/#comment-396 Sat, 16 Jun 2012 11:05:09 +0000 http://othersociologist.wordpress.com/?p=1112#comment-396 In reply to http://www.teresayoung.com.

Thank you so much Teresa! What a lovely compliment. I enjoyed the blogs you recommended in your One Lovely Blog. You have a great blog too. Have a lovely end of the week. Look forward to reading more from you. Best wishes, Zuleyka.

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]]> By: www.teresayoung.com https://othersociologist.com/2012/05/22/ashaninca/#comment-393 Wed, 13 Jun 2012 03:48:47 +0000 http://othersociologist.wordpress.com/?p=1112#comment-393 Your blog is beautiful, Dr. Zevallos. I found you while looking for just that: beautiful blogs to nominate for the One Lovely Blog award. Take a look, and keep up your inspiring work! http://teresayoung.com/2012/06/12/a-blog-award-nomination/

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