shamanism

IPA: ʃˈeɪmʌnɪzm

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

Examples of "shamanism" in Sentences

And the shaman -- I did a whole series on shamanism, which is a-- an interesting phenomenon.
While rituals and paraphernalia may differ somewhat from one place to another, shamanism is one of the earliest forms of religious experience.
A vitally important aspect of the practice of shamanism is understanding right relationship with power, and the acts and implements of power, such as sage, ceder, feathers, the drum, ceremony, disincarnate spirits, totem animals and allies.
One characteristic feature of shamanism is the "out-of-body" experience, in which the shaman leaves his or her physical body in the material world while the spiritual body travels to the spirit world in search of transcendental knowledge to bring back to the people.