shamanism
practice that involves a practitioner reaching altered states of consciousness in order to perceive and interact with what they believe to be a spirit world
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shamanism
Summary
shamanism ranks in the top 7% of religion entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,145 views/month).[1]
Key Facts
- shamanism is a type of religious activity[2].
- shamanism's Commons category is recorded as Shamanism[3].
- shamanism's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Shamanism[4].
- shamanism's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[5].
- shamanism's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[6].
- shamanism's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[7].
- shamanism's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[8].
- shamanism's described by source is recorded as Desktop Encyclopedic Dictionary[9].
- shamanism's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 8[10].
- shamanism's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[11].
- shamanism's practiced by is recorded as shaman[12].
- shamanism's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[13].
Why It Matters
shamanism ranks in the top 7% of religion entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,145 views/month).[1] shamanism has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] shamanism is known by 99 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]
shamanism has been cited as an influence by Contemplation of Money[16], a project[17], founded in 1997[18].
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Who did shamanism influence?
shamanism has been cited as an influence by Contemplation of Money[16].