shamanism – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
shamanism
n.
belief in supernatural forces to heal illness or predict the future
Shamanism
shamanism
Noun
1. any animistic religion similar to Asian shamanism (especially as practiced by certain Native American tribes)
(hypernym) religion, faith, religious belief
(classification) United States, United States of America, America, US, U.S., USA, U.S.A.
2. an animistic religion of northern Asia having the belief that the mediation between the visible and the spirit worlds is effected by shamans
(synonym) Asian shamanism
(hypernym) religion, faith, religious belief
Shamanism
(n.)
The type of religion which once prevalied among all the Ural-Altaic peoples (Tungusic, Mongol, and Turkish), and which still survives in various parts of Northern Asia. The Shaman, or wizard priest, deals with good as well as with evil spirits, especially the good spirits of ancestors.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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shamanism (shamanic healing, shamanistic medicine)
Any indigenous magico-religious "healing" system whose core doctrine is that all healing involves a spirit world.