Anthropology

Ayahuasca originated in the Amazon and has long been considered sacred by many Indigenous and mestizo communities across South America. Fueled by the “psychedelic renaissance” and growing interest in its visionary and healing potential, groups serving the...

In this conversation with Gnoseologies host Dr. Giovanna Parmigiani, Paul Stoller discusses his latest book, Wisdom From the Edge in which he describes what scholars can do to contribute to the social and cultural changes that shape a social future of...

This event kicked off the 2008-09 "Moral Worlds and Religious Subjectivities" programming series, featuring presentations by Harvard Divinity School's Michael Jackson, Distinguished Visiting Professor of World Religions, and Charles Hallisey, Senior...

This discussion of Cave, City, and Eagle's Nest by HDS professor Davíd Carrasco took place on April 9. Discussants of the book were Ben Leeming, doctoral candidate at Harvard and chair of the History Department at the Rivers School in Weston...

Participants in a panel discussion on September 13 at the CSWR examined the terms 'Body' and 'Soul,' which have a long-held place in religious traditions. The discussion featured Mara Block, doctoral candidate of theology and ethics; Michael D. Jackson...