AbstractsLaw & Legal Studies

This paper approaches the problem of how and if, an ancient practice which has only recently surfaced in the west, can be integrated into the current social and political context. We live in a society where everything is regimented by law. So what happens when something as ancient as shamanic practices, which have been forgotten and erased from western culture returns, but with different geographical origins? Furthermore, what happens when an ancient practices protected by law in its country of origin, that uses as main tool a brew containing a psychotropic compound, namely ayahuasca, comes to Europe? Some countries modify their law while others ignore the subject or do everything that is in their power to stop its expansion. What is happening in Denmark’s case? Should this practice be allowed, and why? Is this practice a religious practice? Is it covered by Human Rights? All these questions lead to the investigation which will be presented in this paper.