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Definition of: Shamanism
(shä′mən·iz′əm, shā′-, sham′ən-) noun
A primitive religion of NE Asia and Europe holding that gods, demons, ancestral spirits, etc., work for the good or ill of mankind through the sole medium of its priests, the shamans. Certain Indians of the American Northwest have similar beliefs and practices.
—Sha′man·is′tic adjective & noun
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