| Title | : | Opening the Portals of Heaven: Brazilian Ayahuasca Music (4) (Estudos BrasileirosBrazilian Studies) |
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| ISBN | : | 3643108028 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9783643108029 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Perfect Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 120 |
| Publication | : | First published December 1, 2009 |
The book provides a concise summary of the use of music in the Santo Daime and UDV religions. Embracing the phenomenology of musical practice in broad terms, summarizing its history and treating long-awaited questions, the book touches upon crucial points regarding the power and efficacy of musical performance in religious frameworks, thus pointing towards fruitful future research in that area. It assists in understanding the relation between music and religion in broader terms, and the way that we become spiritual beings through poetry, rhythm, and melody, and communicate with realities other than the immediate.
Opening the Portals of Heaven: Brazilian Ayahuasca Music (4) (Estudos BrasileirosBrazilian Studies) Reviews
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This is an excellent little introduction to the two major ayahuasca religions of Brazil, especially in its ability to show structured and ritual features with relationship to music. The authors are also able to show in their final chapter ways both movements drew on similar musical traditions present before either organization emerged. They effectively convey that music is as much a part of the experience as anything else and that we cannot always parse out individual ritualized features.
