SRS 3119 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Morphism Of Algebraic Varieties, Transcendentalism, Papist
24 Sep 2015
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Harvey introduced several terms as to what we perceive a shaman is to be. The first term introduced was, a communal leader chosen and trained to work for the community by engaging in significant other-than-human" persons . This definition was set by the tungus people of. Siberia who consider shamans as trained people who fit their roles with considerable interests in their work. Due to this, the word shaman had turned into a title that refers to communal leaders and religious practitioners called bomoh, yadgan, mudang, angakoq, or simply called paye people. These words typically translate into witch doctor, medicine men, magicians, conjurers, or even jugglers. Also, harvey stated that the word shaman can refer to practitioners within various therapeutic, spiritual and cultural movements in the west". This word shaman is not just a tungus word as it is now part of many languages and carries many other translations or interpretations.
