Month: March 2022

Tedlock, Barbara and Dennis – Barbara Tedlock is professor of anthropology at the State University of New York (SUNY), Buffalo, a researcher among Guatemalan Maya,…

Techno-Shamans – The rise of “acid-house” rave parties, “techno” electronic music with repetitive and monotonous beats, and the use of the drug ecstasy (MDMA) in…

Taussig, Michael – Professor of anthropology at Columbia University. Taussig’s book Shamanism, Colonialism, and the Wild Man: A Study of Terror and Healing (1987) provides…

Tart, Charles T. (1937– ) – Professor and core faculty member of the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology, Palo Alto, California. Tart is internationally known for…

Taboo (tabu; tapu) – All cultures distinguish between appropriate and inappropriate behaviors. Rules govern the ways in which people should or should not engage with…

Sweat Lodges – Many Native American nations make use of a ritual complex in which people enter a heated confined space in order to seek…

Sun Bear – Among the most well-known Native American medicine people who have been willing, indeed eager, to teach non-Native people about their practices and…

Sucking – A common method of healing illnesses employed by shamans while performing their duties as doctors. It is commonly understood that illness results from…

Stutley, Margaret – In her short volume on shamanism, Stutley states that shamanism is “one of the world’s most ancient, notorious and frequently misrepresented spiritual…

Storm, Hyemeyohsts (Wolf) – A significant influence in the Deer Tribe, among the first to teach non-Native American people about Medicine Wheel teachings, and explicitly…