shamanism

noun

practice that involves a practitioner reaching altered states of consciousness in order to perceive and interact with what they believe to be a spirit world

Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈʃeɪmənɪzəm/ / /ˈʃɑːmənɪzəm/

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Tungusic *samān Evenki сама̄н (samān)bor. Russian шама́н (šamán)bor. German Schamanebor. English shaman Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English shamanism From shaman + -ism.

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