Shaman
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Syncretic Terms
Notes
"In other words, it would be more correct to class shamanism among the mysticisms than with what is commonly called a religion.[1]
"In Central and Northeast Asia the chief methods of recruiting shamans are: ( 1) hereditary transmission of the shamanic profession and ( 2) spontaneous vocation ("call" or "election")."[2]
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