Natural hallucinogens and alcoholic beverages as a means of communication between the Amur-Sakhalin indigenous peoples and the sacred world.

Authors

  • SERGEY V. BEREZNITSKY Peter the Great Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography (Kunstkamera), Russian Academy of Sciences.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24866/1997-2857/2021-4/5-14

Keywords:

Amur-Sakhalin indigenous peoples, hallucinogens, alcoholic beverages, communication, sacred world, ethnocultural contacts

Abstract

The tradition of using hallucinogenic substances and alcoholic beverages is a powerful factor influencing the life-supporting technologies of the AmurSakhalin indigenous peoples, the process of changing their mentality, archetypes,
and behavior. Although we can find plenty of works devoted to the harmful
effect of alcohol on personality and society, for indigenous peoples it was a
necessary means of communication that they used when dealing with the sacred
world. The article analyses which natural hallucinogenic substances were used
by the indigenous peoples, how they got alcohol through contacts with othe ethnic groups, and what role the alcoholic beverages played in their sacred
communicative discourse.

Author Biography

  • SERGEY V. BEREZNITSKY, Peter the Great Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography (Kunstkamera), Russian Academy of Sciences.

    Doctor of Historical Sciences, Leading Researcher, Department of Ethnography of Siberia, Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography named after A.I. Peter the Great (Kunstkamera) RAS

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Published

24-12-2021

Issue

Vol. 58 No. 4 (2021): Humanities Research in the Russian Far East

Section

ARCHAEOLOGY, ANTHROPOLOGY AND ETHNOLOGY IN CIRCUM-PAСIFIC

How to Cite

Natural hallucinogens and alcoholic beverages as a means of communication between the Amur-Sakhalin indigenous peoples and the sacred world. (2021). Humanitarian Research in the Eastern Siberia and the Far East, 58(4), 5-14. https://doi.org/10.24866/1997-2857/2021-4/5-14