shamanism

Shamanism — • A vague term used by explorers of Siberia in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries to designate not a specific religion but a form of savage magic or science, by which physical nature was believed to be brought under the control of man… …   Catholic encyclopedia

shamanism — noun шаманизм …   Англо-русский словарь Мюллера

Shamanism — Sha man*ism, n. The type of religion which once prevalied among all the Ural Altaic peoples (Tungusic, Mongol, and Turkish), and which still survives in various parts of Northern Asia. The Shaman, or wizard priest, deals with good as well as with …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

Shamanism — Shaman redirects here. For other uses, see Shaman (disambiguation). Russian postcard based on a photo taken in 1908 by S. I. Borisov, showing a female shaman, of probable Khakas ethnicity.[1] Shamanism is an anthropological term referencing a… …   Wikipedia

shamanism — shamanist, n., adj. shamanistic, adj. /shah meuh niz euhm, shay , sham euh /, n. 1. the animistic religion of northern Asia, embracing a belief in powerful spirits that can be influenced only by shamans. 2. any similar religion. [1770 80; SHAMAN… …   Universalium

Shamanism — шаманство (первобытная религия северных народностей, основанная на анимизме) …   Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь

shamanism — сущ. шаманизм …   Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь

shamanism — noun Date: 1780 a religion practiced by indigenous peoples of far northern Europe and Siberia that is characterized by belief in an unseen world of gods, demons, and ancestral spirits responsive only to the shamans; also any similar religion •… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

shamanism — noun a range of traditional beliefs and practices concerned with communication with the spirit world …   Wiktionary

Shamanism — 1) Общая лексика: шаманство (первобытная религия северных народностей, основанная на анимизме) 2) Религия: (A religion practiced by indigenous peoples of far northern Europe and Siberia that is characterized by belief in an unseen world of gods,… …   Универсальный англо-русский словарь