Daschke Publishes Chapter

Dereck Daschke, professor of philosophy and religion, received the publication of his chapter, “‘It’s the Song that Cures’: Healing, Music, and Ayahuasca in Brazil’s Santo Daime Churches” in the collection Indigenous and African Diaspora Religions in the Americas from University of Nebraska Press. The chapter is based on the work in his 2015 sabbatical and explores the healing effect of the ritual use of song in the ayahuasca ceremonies of the Santo Daime churches in Brazil.