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In recent years the tourism industry has
become an economic powerhouse in
Peru, leading to many consequences in
relation to indigenous knowledge.
Shamanism has specifically become
increasingly commercialized in order to
harness the attractiveness of what is
known as spiritual or shamanic tourism.
The issue with this commercialization is
the dilution and misrepresentation of
indigenous cultures, as well as the
decline of authentic shamans in the
Sacred Valley and Amazon. Exploring
these consequences can increase
understanding in the importance of
preserving indigenous knowledge in a
way that both benefits and respects
indigenous communities. This paper
analyzes how the history of shamanism
Chamanes místicos https://www.infobae.com and tourism has led to both positive
and negative effects concerning
indigenous culture, as well as
EXPLORING THE RISE OF shamanism’s commercialized presence
in Peru today.
COMMERCIALIZED

SHAMANISM AND ITS WIEDERKEHR ., KATJANA NOELLE
University Of Arkansas
EFFECTS ON PERU’S

CULTURAL INTEGRITY

USIL Cusco | Spring, 2019-04
Course: Healing and Shamanism in the Andean and
Amazonian Cultures
Professor: Oscar R. Ortega

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