LA TOMA DE YAGÉ EN BOGOTÁ: ¿RELIGIÓN, RITUAL O ESTILO?
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RESUMEN Este artículo expone las nuevas significaciones de la toma de Yagé como una actividad que se enmarca dentro de lo ritual, lo religioso y lo terapéutico en contextos urbanos. Como principal objetivo se pretende responder a la pregunta de si la toma de Yagé en Bogotá representa una religión, un ritual o un estilo de vida. El método de indagación propuesto para dar respuesta a este interrogante es una etnografía, que a partir de los relatos de los participantes del ritual, nos habla de la forma como esta práctica puede ser entendida por diversas personas que comparten un espacio común urbano. A través de los relatos y percepciones acerca del Yagé, logramos identificar cómo un ritual tradicional se traslada al contexto de la ciudad, adquiriendo nuevos significados dentro de los cuales las visiones de salud son la clave para entender esta práctica. Palabras clave: yagé, ritual, religión, estilo de vida, traslocación de prácticas culturales.
ABSTRACT This article explores the new significance of Yagé ingestion as an activity framed within the ritual, religious and therapeutic spheres in urban contexts. The main purpose is to answer whether Yagéconsumption in Bogotá represents a religion, a ritual or a life style. The enquiry method used to answer this question is ethnographic; the stories of the participants in the ritual talk about how different people involved in Yagé ingestion understand their practice in the urban space. By means of those stories and the perceptions about Yagé, we identified the way in which a traditional ritual is relocated in the context of a city, acquiring new meanings in which the perception of health is the key to understanding. Key words: yagé, ritual, religion, life style, translocation of cultural practices.
ABSTRACT This article explores the new significance of Yagé ingestion as an activity framed within the ritual, religious and therapeutic spheres in urban contexts. The main purpose is to answer whether Yagéconsumption in Bogotá represents a religion, a ritual or a life style. The enquiry method used to answer this question is ethnographic; the stories of the participants in the ritual talk about how different people involved in Yagé ingestion understand their practice in the urban space. By means of those stories and the perceptions about Yagé, we identified the way in which a traditional ritual is relocated in the context of a city, acquiring new meanings in which the perception of health is the key to understanding. Key words: yagé, ritual, religion, life style, translocation of cultural practices.