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
Oceania – Although some scholars insist that shamanism is the preserve of circum-Arctic regions, the peoples who live in the many islands of Oceania in the Pacific often employ religious leaders who
Object-Persons – A term that attempts to express in English the indigenous notion that many objects are not inanimate, “mere representations,” or art but rather are persons or agents in their own
Obeah – A Caribbean term with at least two distinct uses: It can label an accusation of malevolent sorcery, but it can also refer to practices that have evolved from the interaction
Norton, Rosaleen (1917–1979) – An artist who was born in New Zealand but lived and worked in Australia and gained notoriety as the “witch of King’s Cross.” Norton’s creative output included such
Northern Europe – Shamanistic themes have been identified, with some speculation, in the pre-Christian pagan religions across northern Europe, the “Old North.” While it is likely that prehistoric communities in the region
North America – Shamanism has been identified among a wide range of indigenous nations in North America, from the Yaqui living around the Mexican border to the Inuit of the Arctic. Objections
North Africa – Due to the emphasis on Siberia and the Arctic as the locus classicus, alongside the rare extension of the term into Southern Africa, and the fact that Islam and
Noel, Daniel C. (1936–2002) – A scholar of the psychology of religion and myth (particularly Celtic and Native American), religion and the arts, and Jungian studies, Noel taught and lectured widely in
New-Indigenes – A term coined by Jenny Blain and Robert Wallis to refer to emerging identities in Great Britain (and elsewhere, e.g., in North America) among contemporary Pagans and other new nature,
New Age – New Age can be defined as a popularization of historical European esoteric traditions, making the pursuit of self-knowledge accessible to the contemporary individualized, globalized, and consumerist world. A catch
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