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.
Title | The Medicine of Forgiveness |
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Year | 2001 |
Genre | Documentary |
Country | Peru |
Studio | Soqta Estudio, Hidrógeno Producciones |
Cast | Benito Arévalo |
Crew | Delia Ackerman (Producer), Delia Ackerman (Director), Fernando Valdivia (Camera Operator), José Antonio Osona (Animation), Carlos Paz Bordone (Lighting Technician), Alonso del Río (Director) |
Keyword | peru, tourist, amazon rainforest, ayahuasca, shaman, ceremony, indigenous community, traditional medicine, healer, indigenous peoples |
Release | Jan 01, 2001 |
Runtime | 22 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 0.00 / 10 by 0 users |
Popularity | 1 |
Budget | 0 |
Revenue | 0 |
Language | Español |