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shamanism

[shah-muh-niz-uhm, shey-, sham-uh-] / ˈʃɑ məˌnɪz əm, ˈʃeɪ-, ˈʃæm ə- /
NOUN
folk medicine
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“The government severely punishes any forms of deviation from its official ideology and policy with Christians and adherents of shamanism, particularly targeted for the persecution.”

From Washington Times

Her practice pulls from Traditional Chinese Medicine, shamanism, Ayurveda, and current studies of energetics.

From Washington Post

Working in all media, contemporary artists continue to evolve the form, drawing from a prismatic array of philosophies, traditions and cultural movements — from ecofeminism and shamanism to Mexicayotl and Black Power.

From Los Angeles Times

They speak a language related to Burmese with its own writing system and traditionally practice a form of shamanism, although some are also Buddhist and Christian.

From Washington Times

The documentary “The Medicine” looks at the potential benefits of the plant-based psychedelic tea known as Ayahuasca, a traditional brew in Amazonian shamanism that some claim has benefits in treating addiction, depression, and disease.

From Washington Post