Associations to the word «Shamanism»

Wiktionary

SHAMANISM, noun. Any of a range of traditional beliefs and practices concerned with communication with the spirit world.

Dictionary definition

SHAMANISM, noun. Any animistic religion similar to Asian shamanism (especially as practiced by certain Native American tribes).
SHAMANISM, noun. An animistic religion of northern Asia having the belief that the mediation between the visible and the spirit worlds is effected by shamans.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats