The Medicine of Forgiveness
Benito Arévalo is an onaya: a traditional healer in a Shipibo-Konibo community in Peruvian Amazonia. He explains something of the onaya tradition, and how he came to drink the plant medicine ayahuasca under his father's tutelage. Arévalo leads an ayahuasca ceremony for Westerners, and shares with us something of his understanding of the plants and the onaya tradition.
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The Medicine of Forgiveness
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
Status
Released
Release Date
Jan 1, 2001
Runtime
0h 22m
Genres
Documentary
Original Title
La medicina del perdón
Production Companies
Soqta Estudio, Hidrógeno Producciones
Director
Delia Ackerman
Description
Benito Arévalo is an onaya: a traditional healer in a Shipibo-Konibo community in Peruvian Amazonia. He explains something of the onaya tradition, and how he came to drink the plant medicine ayahuasca under his father's tutelage. Arévalo leads an ayahuasca ceremony for Westerners, and shares with us something of his understanding of the plants and the onaya tradition.
