| shamanism | An intermediate stage between polytheism and monotheism, which assumes a "great spirit", with lesser deities subordinated. With the beginnings of shamanism there was the advent of the medicine man or witch doctor, who assumed a supervisory relation to disease and its cure. Formally, shamanism is a religion of ural-altaic peoples of northern asia and europe, characterised by the belief that the unseen world of gods, demons, ancestral spirits is responsive only to shamans. The indians of north and south america entertain religious practices similar to the ural-altaic shamanism. The word shaman comes from the tungusic (manchuria and siberia) saman, meaning buddhist monk. The shaman handles disease almost entirely by psychotherapeutic means; he frightens away the demons of disease by assuming a terrifying mien. (12 Dec 1998) |
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any animistic religion similar to Asian shamanism (especially as practiced by certain Native American tribes) an animistic religion of northern Asia having the belief that the mediation between the visible and the spirit worlds is effected by shamans
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This is a "system of religious and medical beliefs and practices that centers on the shaman, a specific type of magico-religious practitioner...who specializes in contacting and controlling the supernatural." 1 Usually male, his main task is healing. Shamanism was originally centered in central Asia and Siberia.
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a system in which a group of people rely on a shaman (he who knows) who can enter an ecstasy and perform the supernatural
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an ancient spiritual and medical tradition practiced in native cultures around the world. Using ritual, shamans often enter altered states of consciousness to promote the healing of their clients. Shamans regard themselves as conductors of healing energy or sources from the spiritual realm.
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A system of healing based on spiritual practices present in most indigenous cultures. The shaman acquires knowledge, wisdom and spiritual power from personal helping spirits encountered on journeys into other realities. They return with vital information about healing. Shamans are considered
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| shamanism | an animistic religion of northern Asia having the belief that the mediation between the visible and the spirit worlds is effected by shamans |
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| shamanism | any animistic religion similar to Asian shamanism (especially as practiced by certain Native American tribes) |
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