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Shamanism

Shamanism. By: Abril Avendano , Arianna Beltran, April Orozco, Amanda Quintero, Jayleen Rodriguez Period 2. Introducing Shamanism. Practice not really a religion First used with Turks and Mongols Practiced around the world

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Shamanism

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  1. Shamanism By: AbrilAvendano , Arianna Beltran, April Orozco,Amanda Quintero, Jayleen Rodriguez Period 2

  2. Introducing Shamanism • Practice not really a religion • First used with Turks and Mongols • Practiced around the world • It wasn’t found by one person or group • There’s no holy book

  3. Beliefs • Deeply connected with nature • Interact with the spirit world and the world around us • Believe that people have auras • Practice rituals & ceremonies that focus on their beliefs • Practiced divination • Some are “healers”

  4. Ritual Yup'ik shaman exorcising evil spirits from a sick boy.

  5. Women’s roles • Earliest known Woman shamans dating back to the Paleolithic era in what is now the Czech republic • Shamanist gain their knowledge and power by “entering into the spiritual world”. • Traveled and retrieve ancient wisdom, and lost power.

  6. Shamanism Drum *Artist's depiction of a Shaman's drum with a three-world cosmology. *Found on shaman drums of the Turks, Mongols and Tungusic peoples in Central Asia and Siberia

  7. Changes of Shamanism over time • Has not really changed over time • Generation to gerneration • One change that has occurred would be the decline of practicing the religion across the world

  8. Decline of Shamanism • Due to religious influences Shamanism lost most of their followers to Christianity • “outdated” Shamanism believes • Shamans began to refuse daily routines

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