shamanism
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They were first brutally forced to adopt Christianity and abandon their shamanism, before assimilation efforts intensified in the 19th and 20th centuries as the far north's economic importance grew.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
Vishnevsky became fascinated by fly agaric through the accounts of explorers in the 17th and 18th centuries witnessing mushroom rituals and shamanism in Siberia.
From Salon ● Feb. 20, 2025
A different bookstore offered volumes on religious topics, such as American Indian shamanism, Christianity and the history of Tibet.
From New York Times ● Feb. 4, 2024
The practice is linked to a sect of esoteric Japanese Buddhism called Shugendo, which has its roots in ancient mysticism, shamanism, and mountain worship.
From National Geographic ● Jan. 19, 2024
Sumerian shamanism was overlaid by Semitic polytheism, and in process of time was absorbed into it.
From The Religions of Ancient Egypt and Babylonia by A. H. (Archibald Henry) Sayce
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