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shamanism Definition

sha·man·ism (---iz′əm)

noun

the religion of certain peoples, esp. some indigenous to N Asia, based on a belief in good and evil spirits who can be influenced only by the shamans

shamanism Related Forms
sha·man·ist noun sha′·man·is·tic adjective
shamanism Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • people: Drug religion, related to the shamanism of the people of the steppe.

Converse of object

  • discuss: Chapter Three will discuss Shamanism with regard to five particular objectives.
  • study: She has studied shamanism, and connects her spirituality with her love of form and shape.
  • include: These traditional interpretations are now being queried, not least by a renewed interest in the archeology of ancient religious activity, including shamanism.
  • do: There are two keys to doing shamanism: Achieving the altered state of consciousness that allows you access to non-ordinary reality.

Adjective modifier

  • contemporary: What useful books are available about nontraditional contemporary shamanism?
  • Amazonian: The concept of plants as teachers is of paramount importance in Amazonian shamanism.
  • archaic: To recap archaic shamanism was geographically extensive in the ancient world.
  • traditional: There are a number of relatively common practices and experiences in traditional shamanism which are being investigated by modern researchers.
  • modern: Nor can any artificial religion like modern Shamanism do the trick.
  • professional: But there was some form of professional shamanism, tho not specialized, since every old woman could shamanize.

Noun used with modifier

  • family: Family shamanism is connected with the domestic hearth, whose welfare is under its care.
  • core: Topics such as ancestors, dreaming and prayer often not included in western core shamanism are part of his teachings.

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