shamans
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Shamans (album) — Infobox Album | Name = Shamans Type = Album Artist = Aziza Mustafa Zadeh Released = January 28, 2002 Recorded = June 19 June 22, 2001 Genre = Jazz/Mugam fusion Length = 1:08:13 Label = Decca (A Universal Music Company) Executive Producer = Andrew … Wikipedia
shamans — sha·man || ʃæmÉ™n n. tribal priest or priestess who uses supernatural forces to heal illness or predict the future; person who resembles a shaman … English contemporary dictionary
White Shamans — The Buryat and Yakut peoples of Mongolia and Siberia distinguish between two types of shaman: black shamans and white shamans. Although the distinction is never entirely systematic or absolute, white shamans do not enter trances but seek… … Historical dictionary of shamanism
Dark shamans — A distinction is commonly drawn in Amazonia between “curing shamans” and “dark shamans.” This should not be interpreted, however, as “our shamans” versus “enemy shamans” because all shamans may potentially act against their family and… … Historical dictionary of shamanism
Mazatec shamans — The Mazatec Shamans are known for their ritual use of psilocybe mushrooms. Some shamans on occasion use other plants, such as Salvia Divonorum and morning glory seeds. María Sabina was one of the best known of the Mazatec Shamans. There is little … Wikipedia
New Age Frauds and Plastic Shamans — (or NAFPS) is a group of Native American activists and their supporters, dedicated to fighting cultural appropriation, and other abuses and misrepresentations of First Nations religions and cultures. HistoryBegun in 2001, NAFPS has provided a… … Wikipedia
Techno-Shamans — The rise of “acid house” rave parties, “techno” electronic music with repetitive and monotonous beats, and the use of the drug ecstasy (MDMA) in the late 1980s and early 1990s have given rise to the term techno shamans, referring to… … Historical dictionary of shamanism
Initiation — Shamans are sometimes distinguished from other religious or cultural leaders by a particular style of initiation. In contrast with priests, who are normally educated by other priests in the technical procedures and necessary knowledge for… … Historical dictionary of shamanism
Mental Health — Shamans have been characterized as psychotic, schizophrenic, epileptic, neurotic, or otherwise mentally ill by a number of authors during the 20th century and especially since Maria Czaplicka’s notion of “Arctic hysteria” (1914). Having… … Historical dictionary of shamanism
Elders — Shamans are rarely the only social and ritual leaders in their communities. Caroline Humphrey, Urgunge Onon, and Marjorie Balzer clarify the role of shamans by discussing the differences between them and elders. There are ceremonies that… … Historical dictionary of shamanism
