Gagliano-Candela Roberto, La Tegola Donatella
LE "RELIGIONI MAGICHE" E L'USO DI PIANTE PSICOTROPE - "MAGIE RELIGIONS" AND THE USE OF PSYCHOTROPIC PLANTS
in Zacchia, 2011, fasc. 1 pag. 84 - 116
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[Abstract tratto dalla rivista]
Magic-religious groups have been copiously studied from an anthropological point of view as well criminological point of view, as regards legal aspects, in relation to the hypothesis of a possible crime for which the "priest", who abuses or exploits his followers, must answer. On the other hand, an aspect only limitedly studied is the hypothesis of crimes that may occur, if drugs and psychotropic or toxic substances "forbidden" by law are used. Since gurus and persons officiating are not always able to find, through only forces of the spirit in mediation and prayer, elements for meeting the Divine and expanding consensus, cases in which recourse is made to the "drug myth" are not rare. By increasing the dosage, these same substances go from an analgesic, hypnotic and hallucinogenic action to toxic. In Italy and Europe the introduction of old and "new" drugs, mostly coming from third and fourth-world countries, is influenced by the importation of esoteric theories and practices that provide for the use of certain substances, uot only to reach ecstasy and trance, but also to allow the gurus to keep their followers under control and subdue them, like a "modern" form of slavery. The use of substances, often in the form of plants and extracts that are not easily recognisable, places these magic-religious groups under conditions of certain illegality. The use of plants, extracts, potions and powders make it especially difficult to interpret the meaning and "legalitv" of the substances and potions they may encounter during inspections of places of worship of magic-religious groups. The aim of this contribution is to point out, on one hand, the close relationship between magic "magic religion" and the use of psychotropic or toxic substances and, on the other, the substances that may be used during magic rites.[Abstract appeared in the Journal]
Sommario: 1. Premesse. - 2. L'uso di "sostanze" nelle antiche religioni. - 3. Magia e religione oggi. La New Age. Neopaganesimo eterodosso ed eclettico. La Wicca. Erbalismo Wicca. - 4. La Santeria. - 5. Religioni di Palo e del Congo. - 6. Il Voodoo o Vudù. - 7. Lo sciamanesimo e Curanderismo. - 8. Le religioni brasiliane. - 9. L'uso dei profumi nelle religioni magiche. - 10. L'influenza delle sostanze sui seguaci di una "religione magica". - 11. Conclusioni. - 12. Appendice.
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