Altai – The Altai Kizhi, Telengits, Teles, and Teleuts are pastoralists of mixed Turkic-Mongolian descent. After the great changes brought by Russian colonization in the 18th century, there arose shamans who, not
Environmentalism – Shamans cannot strictly be identified as environmentalists because, as animists, they are members of a large community of life rather than being surrounded by an impersonal environment or “nature.” However, the common indigenous requirement to be respectful and
Severi, Bruno (1946– ) – Vice president and scientific coordinator of the Centro Studi Parapsicologici (Center for Parapsychological Studies) of Bologna, Italy, and member of the Faculty of Medicine at the University
Seven Arrows – Chief of the Little People (a group of other-thanhuman persons who live inside mountains). Seven Arrows acted as the “medicine father” who elected, initiated, and aided several generations of
Seidr – An Old Norse term (also spelled seid or sejd) in the Icelandic myths and sagas conventionally translated as “sorcery,” “witchcraft,” or “magic,” but more recently interpreted less pejoratively by scholars
Sedna – Inuit otherworld, underwater Mistress of Animals. Part of the job of Inuit shamans, angakkut (See Angakkoq), is to mediate between their communities and Sedna, especially to deal with breaches of
Secunda, Brant – Founder of the Dance of the Deer Center for Shamanic Studies and apprentice to the Huichol shaman Don José Matsuwa. Secunda promotes Huichol shamanism in seminars, vision quests, and
Secrecy – Initiation as a shaman often entails the learning of knowledge, practices, and skills that are unknown to other people and are not meant to be revealed to anyone but another
Schultes, Richard Evans (1915–2001) – The founder of ethnobotany as a scientific discipline. Much of Schultes’s work was devoted to the discovery of the active ingredients in plants used by shamans. He
Schaefer, Stacy B. – Cultural anthropologist specializing in Mesoamerica, focusing on Huichol (Wixáritari) shamanism, art, and weaving (and the interface of these). Schaefer’s doctoral research examined backstrap loom weaving and the role
Scandinavian Center for Shamanic Studies – Neoshamanic organization founded in 1986 by Jonathan Horwitz. With Annette Høst, Horwitz teaches core shamanism and other neoshamanic practices, including seidr. SOURCE: Historical Dictionary of Shamanism
Sar – A“possession cult” discussed by Ioan Lewis that particularly attracts women in East Africa, giving them a religious role unavailable in locally dominant forms of Islam. SOURCE: Historical Dictionary of Shamanism
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