Released on = February 28, 2007, 11:11 am

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Press Release Summary = Shamans have been credited with the ability to control the
weather, divination, the interpretation of dreams, astral projection, and traveling
to upper and lower worlds. Shamanistic traditions have existed throughout the world
since prehistoric times.


Press Release Body = Shamanism



Shamanism refers to a range of traditional beliefs and practices similar to Animism
that claim the ability to diagnose and cure human suffering and, in some societies,
the ability to cause suffering. This is believed to be accomplished by traversing
the axis mundi and forming a special relationship with, or gaining control over,
spirits. Shamans have been credited with the ability to control the weather,
divination, the interpretation of dreams, astral projection, and traveling to upper
and lower worlds. Shamanistic traditions have existed throughout the world since
prehistoric times.

Some anthropologists and religion scholars define a shaman as an intermediary
between the natural and spiritual world, who travels between worlds in a trance
state. Once in the spirit world, the shaman would commune with the spirits for
assistance in healing, hunting or weather management. Ripinsky-Naxon describes
shamans as, "People who have a strong interest in their surrounding environment and
the society of which they are a part."

Other anthropologists critique the term \"shamanism\", arguing that it is a culturally
specific word and institution and that by expanding it to fit any healer from any
traditional society it produces a false unity between these cultures and creates a
false idea of an initial human religion predating all others. However, others say
that these anthropologists simply fail to recognize the commonalities between
otherwise diverse traditional societies.

Shamanism is based on the premise that the visible world is pervaded by invisible
forces or spirits that affect the lives of the living. In contrast to animism and
animalism, which any and usually all members of a society practice, shamanism
requires specialized knowledge or abilities. It could be said that shamans are the
experts employed by animists or animist communities. Shamans are not, however, often
organized into full-time ritual or spiritual associations, as are priests.


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