shamanism

thumb|Russian postcard based on a photo taken in 1908 by S. I. Borisov, showing a female shaman of probable Khakas ethnicity

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5,402 papers

Jungian shamanism.ReviewJournal of psychoactive drugs · 1989Senn HADOI: 10.1080/02791072.1989.10472148
Shamanism and complementary therapy.ReviewComplementary therapies in nursing & midwifery · 2000Money MDOI: 10.1054/ctnm.2000.0507
Shamanism.Obstetrics and gynecology · 1960KING AG
Shamanism and complementary therapy.ReviewComplementary therapies in nursing & midwifery · 1997Money MDOI: 10.1016/s1353-6117(97)80013-3
Shamanism and altered states of consciousness: an introduction.ReviewJournal of psychoactive drugs · 1989Dobkin de Rios M, Winkelman MDOI: 10.1080/02791072.1989.10472137
Shamanism or science?Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias · 2002Gottlieb OR, Borin MRDOI: 10.1590/s0001-37652002000100010
Shamanism as a Clinical Intervention: A Scoping Review.Journal of restorative medicine · 2025Hicks MR, Harris REDOI: 10.14200/jrm.2025.0005
The Evolved Psychology of Psychedelic Set and Setting: Inferences Regarding the Roles of Shamanism and Entheogenic Ecopsychology.ReviewFrontiers in pharmacology · 2021Winkelman MJDOI: 10.3389/fphar.2021.619890

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Article

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Contents

Terminology
Etymology
Definitions
Criticism of the term
History
Beliefs
Soul and spirit concepts
Practice
Music and songs
Initiation and learning
Items used in spiritual practice
Roles
Ecological aspect
Economics
Academic study
Cognitive and evolutionary approaches
Ecological approaches and systems theory
Historical origins
Semiotic and hermeneutic approaches
Medical anthropology approaches
Decline and revitalization and tradition-preserving movements
Regional variations
See also
References
Citations
Works cited
Further reading
External links

thumb|Russian postcard based on a photo taken in 1908 by S. I. Borisov, showing a female shaman of probable Khakas ethnicity

Shamanism is a spiritual practice that involves a practitioner (shaman) interacting with the spirit world through altered states of consciousness, such as trance. The goal of this is usually to direct spirits or spiritual energies into the physical world for the purpose of healing, divination, or to aid human beings in some other way.