Lux Ferre

Sorcery – term used to refer to the harmful (combat or assault) activities associated with some shamans, especially when turned against their own kin or community. While it can be used to

Sora – An indigenous people of the jungle of Orissa, India. Piers Vitebsky’s fieldwork-based book, Dialogues with the Dead (1993), concerns the mediatory role of Sora shamans between the living and their

Somé, Malidoma (1956– ) – West African diviner and “medicine man” from Burkina Faso, now living in the United States, whose biographical and how-to books seek to encourage the growth of “elders

Silva, Ramón Medina (193?–1971) – Huichol (Wixáritari) shaman (mara’akame) and artist whose narrative yarn paintings depicting peyote visions were made famous by anthropologist Peter Furst. Furst collaborated with Barbara Myerhoff, and both

Siikala, Anna-Leena (1943– ) – Finnish scholar of the Finnish language and of Eurasian shamanism, especially in Finland, Siberia, Central Asia, and the Arctic. Among her most significant publications is a volume

Siberian and Central Asian Rock Art – Within the vast geographical area of Siberia and Central Asia, among the mountains, hills, and river valleys, there are numerous rock art sites. Images argued

Siberia, Western – The territory that lies to the east of the Ural Mountains is a vast lowland covered in taiga forest which extends toward the Arctic Ocean in the north and,

Siberia, Southern – The Altai (Gorno-Altai) in the southwest, Tuva in the southeast, and Khakassia to the north are southern Siberian regions consisting of vast steppes and mountains. Altaian peoples are nomadic

Siberia, Northern and Eastern – Siberia (a vast landmass stretching from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the borders of Mongolia and China in the south, and eastwards to the Pacific

Shulgin, Alexander (Sasha) (1925– ) Pharmacologist and chemist known for his work on entheogens and especially as a pioneer of psychedelic research, including the synthesis of new hallucinogenic chemicals. At the University