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An intermediate stage between polytheism and monotheism, which assumes a "Great Spirit", with lesser deities subordinated. With the beginnings of shamanism there was the advent of the medicine man or witch doctor, who assumed a supervisory relation to disease and its cure. Formally, shamanism is a religion of Ural-Altaic peoples of Northern Asia and Europe, characterized by the belief that the unseen world of gods, demons, ancestral spirits is responsive only to shamans. The Indians of North and South America entertain religious practices similar to the Ural-Altaic shamanism. The word shaman comes from the Tungusic (Manchuria and Siberia) saman, meaning Buddhist monk. The shaman handles disease almost entirely by psychotherapeutic means; he frightens away the demons of disease by assuming a terrifying mien. (From Garrison, An Introduction to the History of Medicine, 4th ed, p22; from Webster, 3d ed)
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Lumbago with Sciatica (lumbago-sciatica syndrome) is characterized by the pain radiates along with the path of sciatic nerve. Sciatica also known as "Lumbar radicular pain". Lumbago-Sciatica Syndrome is the neuralgic pain that starts in the back and radiates along the posterior aspect of lower limb to heel, occurs due to irritation of a spinal root...
Amis or "Pangcah" people who live in the Eastern Rift Valley of Taiwan have developed their practice of ritual worship led by "Sikawasay" shaman groups. Rituals represent historical memories and perform multispecies relationships, and they have continuously changed as the Amis transitioned to new subsistence strategies. During the Japanese colonial...
The Nanshi Amis, an Indigenous people who live in the Eastern Rift Valley of Taiwan, developed their ritual practices under the leadership of shaman groups, using materials from wild animals, most prominently birds.1 Their rituals follow a yearly cycle and are linked to millet sowing, pest control, weeding, and the harvest. However, the loss of the...
El presente estudio explora los "sentires, pensares y haceres" de curanderos, sanadores y parteras de la UNASAY-E (Ecuador) en relación con la medicina ancestral, y como estos se articulan o fragmentan en la vida urbana desde la propuesta del Sumak Kawsay o Buen Vivir. La investigación es de corte cualitativa, y para esto se realizaron entrevistas...
The story of Śāriputra and Raudrākṣa (Laoducha shengdou bian 勞度叉聖鬥變) involves Minister Sudatta’s encounter with the Buddha while seeking a bride for his son. Sudatta’s conversion leads to the construction of a monastery, sparking a contest between Buddhist monks and six sectarian teachers, with Śāriputra’s victory over Raudrākṣa showcasing Buddhist...
Rhetorical Invention in the Handbook Traditional Energy Healing: The Methods of a Russian Healer The aim of this article is to present one of the elements of the composition of rhetorical texts on the example of a handbook by Vadim Tschenze, also known as the Shaman from Uzbekistan: Tradycyjne uzdrawianie energią: Metody rosyjskiego uzdrowiciela [T...
This article explores ethnomedicine or traditional medication written in palm-leaf manuscripts in Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara. Most of the manuscripts in Lombok are written on palm leaf or lontar. One genre of palm-leaf manuscripts is USADA or traditional medication. These USADA manuscripts, serving as guides for traditional healers (dukun and balia...
This study explores the socio-cultural dynamics of Javanese coastal communities, emphasizing the existence of their indigenous traditional beliefs: Javanism (Kejawen) with its unique spirituality and Abangan, which practically reflects Islam in a syncretic form blending Javanese culture and Sufism. The research focuses on six regions: Subang, Cireb...
The Sami sacred drum, uniquely painted with an array of symbols representing figures and forces from the ordinary and non-ordinary (spirit) world, was traditionally used by a noaide (shaman) in Lapland, sub-Arctic Scandinavia,for magic purposes such as conjuring and divination.
The article addresses the problem of how the emic classifications of healers and alternative medicine specialists in Eastern Siberia relate to their institutional affiliations, hierarchies, and the possibilities for improvisation. While to an outside observer the field of alternative medicine appears differentiated by categories of specialists (lam...
Confucians in Chosŏn Korea (1392–1910) employed the notion of “immoral rituals” as a tool to control Buddhist and shamanic rituals in a selective manner. In Confucian terms, immoral rituals specified those that were dedicated to “ghosts or deities who do not deserve worship”, and, in most cases, they referred to non-Confucian prayer rituals. Buddhi...
The terminology and interpretation of the unique clothing and artifacts created for specific rituals among shamanistic communities significantly due to various factors, including the spiritual beliefs and lifestyle of the ethnic groups. An essential part of this shamanistic clothing culture is the headwear, particularly the “Orgoi” hat, which featu...
The article presents a socioanthropological analysis of how the Toba (Qom) residents of the General Güemes Department, historically entwined with Christian missionization experiences, construct meanings and steer crucial actions concerning health amidst severe healthcare stress and environmental degradation. The study is structured around two main...
We here review the novel Chamanes eléctricos en la fiesta del sol (2024), by Mónica Ojeda, which narrates the journey of a group of young people to the Ruido Solar music festival in the Ecuadorian mountain range, where they explore their relationship with nature, spirituality and their own personal pasts. In this context, Andean mythologies, shaman...
In Idu Mishmi folklore, the trickster Anno occupies an important role narrated in the incantations performed by the Igus (shaman) during various rituals. The myths are also transmitted orally which somewhat reflect the prehistoric life and spiritual exploration of the Idus. One of the poignant stories associated with Anno is the folktale of Asiamim...
The teaching of Islam has warned and reminded Muslim society regarding the threat of superstitious practices after the period of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). Various distorted beliefs, such as shamanism and fortune-telling, have simultaneously spread all over the Muslim world including Malaysia. Among several causal of heretical innova...
One of the basic features of shamanic rituals cross-culturally in East and Southeast Asia is that the ritual itself is structured as a journey up to the sky, climbing the world mountain or the world tree, or else a journey down to the bottom of the sea and back again. The shamanic retinue is understood to make this journey in person, rather than, a...
During the 17th century small animals were connected with the Sámi noaidi – religious specialist and artist – with regard to the practice of noaidivuohta (shamanism) and other tasks he performed. Some of these animals were peculiar species of birds that varied in setting making them significant as assistants. Birds as such are illustrated on histor...
This research aims to examine the meaning of mantras in the cowongan tradition in Pangebatan Village, Karanglewas District, Banyumas Regency, using Edward Djamari's philological approach. Cowongan, which was originally a tradition for farmers to request rain during the long dry season, is now revived as a performance art and is no longer a ritual f...
In Indonesia, the Village Head Election is the implementation of people’s sovereignty to choose village heads in a direct, public, free, confidential, honest, and just manner as stated in Regulation of the Minister of Internal Affairs No. 27 of 2020. This paper aims to analyze deviant behavior in the Village Head Elections that may bring harm to ot...
Ce papier concerne les effets ressourçants des sons, qu'ils soient musicaux, biophoniques, géophoniques ou anthropophoniques sur la sphère de perception humaine, des rituels shamaniques à la musicothérapie. Nous y abordons le principe trans-modal de l'écoute sonore à la fois mobilisée dans le cadre des pratiques musicothérapiques, et des pratiques...
Pitika is the common problem faced by many females. In Ayurveda it is mentioned under the raktvaha stotas dusti lakshan. This case is an ideal example of raktvaha srotas dushti and and its management as mentioned in ayurvedic text. A 32 year old female was suffering from redish pitika all over the face with pain and pus inside them sinse last 1 yea...
This article weaves a conversation between Guarani Amerindian thought and Western philosophy, exploring the tension between the "one" and the "multiple" in metaphysical discourse. Drawing on the contrast between the ideas of Pierre Clastres and Aristotle, it contrasts the Guarani shaman’s view of the "one" as a destructive force with Aristotle's pe...
This ethnomusicological, anthropological, and archaeomusicological study examines pre-modern conceptualizations of sound, ‘music’, and spatiality in northern Sweden before trains, electricity, gramophone, and radio arrived, through the lens of a specific body of material: mentions of sound and ‘music’ in recorded folklore accounts of the supernatur...
The area of this research is confined to the Surgut Ob River region and includes the western and central areas
of residence of the Eastern Khanty. The purpose of this work is to summarize and analyse information about the current state of shamanism with a tambourine among the Surgut Khanty. The main sources for the study were the
author's field mat...
This paper explores select representative Indigenous literature of Nepal with a full retrospect of underlying meanings by analyzing the symbols and images of Chudka, Kauda, Gh?t?u and Maruni which represent multicultural indigenous imageries. Ethnic groups such as Gurung and Magar commonly practice these indigenous cultural activities in the mid-we...
Sumarah prostration is a sacred ritual in the sumarah community which is often considered to be occult, namely a mystical activity that involves the help of a shaman or ancestral spirits. Especially among the majority of society who believe in heavenly religions, it is difficult to justify it. Sometimes this phenomenon becomes a big topic of discus...
This paper presents the results of a study on musical instruments found in tombs excavated from various pre-Hispanic oases of San Pedro de Atacama, in the Antofagasta Region, Chile. Based on Gustavo Le Paige’s field notes, we analyzed the set of objects belonging to individuals whose grave goods included these instruments, classifying and recording...
Faith and moral values occupy a special place among the sources of ancient Turkic thought. Faith and moral values have made a significant contribution to the formation of a person’s psychological structure and identity, as well as his thinking. The beliefs and ways of thinking of the ancient Turks were associated with mythology. The ancient Turks a...
Yanomami leader and shaman Davi Kopenawa and French anthropologist Bruce Albert’s’s book O Espírito da Floresta (The Spirit of the Forest) was launched in Brazil in 2013 in a context of grave environmental degradation and humanitarian crisis. We analyze the texts that make up that anthology in their aspect as a critique of W estern environmental th...
I am pleased to announce the release of the book "Sono arsa di sete. Iniziarsi all'Orfismo" (Petite Plaisance, 2024), which I had the honor of curating. This work offers a profound exploration of the Orphic tradition, focusing on the figure of Orpheus as a shamanic guide and symbolic mediator between worlds.
Donatella Vinci delves into the timeles...
Auto-induced cognitive trance (AICT) is a modified state of consciousness derived from shamanic tradition that can be practised by individuals after specific training. The aim of this work was to characterize the phenomenological experiences of AICT, using text mining analysis. Free recalls of subjective experiences were audio-recorded in 27 partic...
Abruptly reducing or quitting alcohol use is risky for heavy drinkers. Symptoms such as mild to moderate tremors, anxiety, irritation, confusion, delirium, tremors, and seizures are among the worst withdrawal symptoms. The cause of these symptoms lies in the changes that alcohol produces in brain activity, leading to an overabundance of neuronal ac...
Spondylosis refers to degenerative changes in the spine, including the formation of bone spurs and degeneration of intervertebral discs. In Ayurvedic medicine, this condition is comparable to Kati Shool, which is characterized by pain in the lower back (Kati Pradeshe Vedana), restricted mobility (Kriya Sannirodha), and difficulty in ambulation (Gam...
Karna is an essential sensory organ associated with Shravana-hearing and is considered one of the Navadwaras, majorly influenced by the Akasha Mahabhuta. Acharya Sushruta has explained 28 ear diseases and Karnasrava is one among them. This article highlights the significance of local therapeutic interventions (Sthanika Chikitsopakramas) in the effe...
The Unification Church (UC), founded by Sun Myung Moon in South Korea in 1954, is a religious movement that combines elements of Christianity with Korean shamanism and Confucianism. It teaches that Moon and his wife are the "True Parents" responsible for restoring humanity to its original sinless state, and advocates for the unification of all reli...
This collage presents my tentative interpretive hypothesis that Khotyk site Transbaikal Siberia, ~42-37 ka, IUP and EUP ornaments appear to be decorated with figurations. Based on the excellent interpretations by Luidmila Lbova (Lbova, 2010; Lbova, mobileart.artemiris.org), I further suggest possible figurations.
1 'anthropomorphic-like' pendant (...
While the specifics of the far-right COVID-denying QAnon movement may remain cloudy within popular consciousness, in contrast, many can easily conjure the image of Jacob Chansley, the so-called “QAnon Shaman,” when evoking the January 6th US Capitol riot. Chansley, face-painted in the American flag and draped in faux regalia—a virtual menagerie of...
This article explores the transformative potential of psychedelics in modern psychiatry, tracing their journey from ancient shamanic rituals to contemporary clinical research. It highlights the mid-20th century discoveries, including Albert Hofmann’s synthesis of LSD, which initiated a "golden era" of psychedelic research focused on treating depres...
Humans are well known to have made paintings and engravings on rock surfaces, both geometric motifs with an unclear representation, and representative motifs that refer to their activities and aspects of their environment. This kind of art is widespread across time and space and has throughout history been subjected to various kinds of approaches....
For religious heritage tourism, the key to a destination’s reputation lies in enabling visitors to fully experience the sacredness or a unique spiritual experience offered by the site. The authenticity of the tourism experience and perception is the most significant factor influencing visitors’ perception of the sacredness of religious or holy site...
This article examines contemporary efforts to control climate change through the lens of social systems theory, particularly by drawing comparisons to rain dances and shamanic rituals. It argues that modern climate control strategies bear functional similarities to archaic rituals aimed at influencing weather patterns, despite the absence of direct...
The present era is characterized by chaos, stress, and strain due to lifestyle modifications, dietary changes, urbanization, and industrialization, leading to increased pollution and antibiotic resistance. This has resulted in a rise in diseases, notably Jirna Pratishaya (chronic allergic rhinitis). In India, the prevalence of allergic rhinitis in...
Background
Shamanism is a spiritual tradition in which trance practitioners deliberately modify their state of consciousness to seemingly interact with an invisible world to resolve their community members’ problems. This review aims to provide a multidisciplinary overview of scientific research on shamanic trance.
Methods
The search was performed...
WHO recommends Skill Birth Attendants (SBA) for all births. Around 50 million mothers in developing countries give birth at home without the help of medical personnel. The trust in traditional birth attendants (TBA), meaning that social and cultural influences still strongest. Objective: to analyze the choice of place and birth attendants in the Tu...
The subject matter of human-animal relations with regard to inter-species communication is a field of study that is rich and varied within northern and Arctic landscapes and discourses. This focus of attention comes from within the fields of shamanism, animism and cosmologies from various time periods with reference to the creation of sacred narrat...
Article Info ABSTRACT Article type: Research Article Typology which is one of the dynamic branches of linguistics tries to compare languages and attain generalizations. This approach aims at comparing languages' structures and revealing systemic patterns of variations existing among them. Word order studies is one of the most important issues in la...
Colonialism has had a profoundly negative impact on national consciousness. Although the Republic of Kazakhstan has gained independence, it has not yet fully overcome the adverse effects of colonialism on its national consciousness. A portion of the Kazakh people has been Russified. Meanwhile, the younger generation, raised in their native language...
Angka kejadian trauma muskuloskeletal di Kota Sawahlunto tergolong tinggi dengan jumlah 3.268 orang dalam satu tahun. Pengobatan trauma di Sumatera Barat secara tradisional dikenal dengan sebutan dukun patah tulang. Pandangan untuk memilih pengobatan trauma muskuloskeletal dipengaruhi oleh suatu teori yang bernama health belief model. Penelitian in...
The man, which is individual existence learns to speak so his mentality upgrades, mythology is,analogying to mankind, which is throughout existence learnt to speak. As much as man’s mentality heads to up and deepening to rational features, that much overhauls by heading back into irrational treasure and his originality. While ethnics and nations pr...
The article proposes a reflection on the contribution of the ādivāsī issue in the broader debate on Environmental Humanities in India. The theme of indigeneity on the one hand and the ontological turn in anthropology on the other have highlighted the centrality and importance of the ecological message in the theoretical approach of these discipline...
Five original poems about birds: "Beginnings," "Hawk," "Cormorants," "An Arabesque of Egrets," "Shaman."
This thesis takes a broad and holistic approach to the theme of psilocybin mushrooms, commonly referred to as magic mushrooms, in a Swedish context. These psychoactive mushrooms grow in most parts of the world, including Sweden. There is a long history of utilizing them for spiritual purposes in many indigenous cultures primarily throughout South A...
This article explores a specific case of a time paradox in chronicles, where a shaman's prediction of future events leads to an illusion of reverse causality. Through the interaction between the shaman, the chronicler, and the reader, it is analyzed how future events can be perceived as causes of past ones. Cryptological methods are applied to form...
Bissu means neither a man nor a woman, but a holy person representing all genders. The Bissu are unique to the Bugis society of South Sulawesi, Indonesia. Traditional Bugis culture, as told in the ancient La Galigo epic, acknowledges five genders: uruwane (male), makkunrai (female), calabai (male who has female traits), calalai (female who has male...
Recientes trabajos dedicados a la producción de la persona entre los Quechua han puesto de relieve la práctica del chamanismo. Este artículo examina la Fiesta de La Caporalía, una celebración ritual de los Navinos del alto Huaura (Andes centrales de Perú). En ella, los Caporales danzan vistiendo variaciones de prendas sacerdotales católicas, acto e...
This article reviews all the major stages in the origins of life, from the emergence of matter in the initial Big Bang to the modern, civilized human being. On an immaterial level, it is proposed and explained how consciousness necessarily takes precedence over matter. Next, we explain how consciousness, with its ability to process information, sel...
Denne artikel bygger på fire måneders feltarbejde i det fritidspædagogiske tilbud Lyng Rollespil; et liverollespil, som gennem 20 år på ugentlig basis har udfoldet sig på udearealerne omkring en fritidsklub ved en dansk folkeskole. Hver torsdag aften mødes ca. 100–150 deltagere her; primært børn og unge mellem 10 og 18 år, men også en stor gruppe f...
If, throughout evolutionary history, an analogy is made between humans and nature using elements of geodiversity, symbolic processes will emerge for human beings. They construct a sacralized nature revealed in their worship, practices, and beliefs, where nature becomes a symbolic element imbued with meaning. These elements of geodiversity are found...
In ayurveda skin diseases are described as Kushta Rogas. Kushta Rogas are of two types mahakushta and khudrakushta. Ekakushtha is a type of Kshudra Kushtha. Ekakushtha, as described by Sushruta, presents with distinct clinical features. These include a lack of sweating or dryness (Aswedanam), widespread coverage across the entire body (Mahavastu),...
This study aims to identify the influence and belief of local wisdom in the traditional medical practices of the Kadazandusun community in Sabah. The research methodology used is a qualitative field study and data is collected from informants who are identified and reside in several districts in Sabah. An instrument that is an individual interview...
This research aims to explore more deeply the skills of traditional healers in using coconut oil as a traditional treatment for fracture recovery in Aliantan Village. The research method used is a qualitative approach with a case study method, which involves interviews with traditional healers and patients who have undergone treatment, as well as o...
The research aims to study the authorial strategies and tactics of Catherine the Great in the comedy “The Siberian Shaman” in terms of examining and classifying the methods used by the Empress for combating her political opponents, the Freemasons, in the fight for control over Russian Enlightenment. The scientific novelty of the problem is determin...
This article first investigates the activities, life, and significant role of Turkish peoples in the history of Central Asia and the Middle East before the arrival of Islam. Initially, Turks were introduced as one of the major influential groups in the Central Asian region, living a nomadic and pastoral lifestyle in the plain areas. The article sec...
Alleged practices of magical assault and vampirism are a recurrent feature of popular explanations of misfortune in Tuva, South Siberia. Based on a field study of healing practices in an “Association of Shamans”, this article analyses rituals of redressing curse afflictions in the context of Russian political domination. A central purpose of this d...
Prehistoric art has been hypothesized as representing hunting magic and tallies; doodling/art for art’s sake; time factoring; forms of fertility and initiation rites; projections from light deprivation; hallucinogenic substance visualizations; and mirrored by Siberian and South African shamanic traditions. These hypotheses may be branches of artist...
This article uses ethnographic and ethnobotanical methods to examine relationships between animate and agentive plants and human beings among the Makushi, Pemon, Karinya, and other Indigenous and mixed-Indigenous peoples in the Guianas. It considers representations of these plants and related ontologies in the archival record and contrasts these ac...
Anovulation is one among the major factors contributing to infertility in women. Anovulation occurs when an egg does not release or ovulate from woman’s ovaries. This issue worsens due to changing lifestyles, poor eating habits, stressful employment, and environmental factors. Ovulation induction and artificial reproductive techniques are the avail...
Ayurveda holds crucial and traditional space in the world of medicine. In spite of various challenges, Ayurveda continued to flourish its roots and spreading its fragrance all around the world through ages. Our Vedas holds various introduction and explanation about diseases along with their treatment whose complete curable treatment not available i...
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Health is undeniably an essential factor that plays an important role in every woman’s wellbeing. Cervical, uterine, and vaginal prolapse is known as utero-vaginal prolapse. 2-20% is the global prevalence of uterine prolapse, according to WHO estimates for women under 45 given that the range of this scenario is similar to that of India about 15-20%...
The Venezuelan-Brazilian border of the Yanomami territory is part of a hyper-complex universe of relations and conflicts between global society and traditional communities. Since 1981, Proicet Amazonas (Venezuela) has been involved in research on tropical diseases through an interdisciplinary approach in order to reduce the damage they cause to ind...
Mutrashmari is an ayurvedic condition which can be correlated with Urinary calculi. It is an emergency condition at any
time. Though it is structural condition, so many remedies are explained in ayurvedic classics. In this case study, patient
came with complaints of pain from lower back to inguinal region in front, treatment addressed was Basti c...
Avrupa kıtasının en kuzeyinde, Laponya olarak adlandırılan bölgede yaşayan Samiler, dil yönünden Ural-Altay dil grubunun Ural kolunda sınıflandırılmaktadır. Çok eski dönemlerde Laponya bölgesine çeşitli sebeplerle göç ettikleri öne sürülen Samiler, Ren geyiği yetiştiriciliği, balıkçılık gibi konularda oldukça yetenekli olarak nitelendirilmektelerdi...
Hridroga (Cardio Vascular diseases) is the leading cause of mortality among non-communicable diseases in Sri Lanka. Hridaya is a synonym for Heart which is named under Trimarma (Vital organs) in Ayurveda and it is a Moola(root) of Rasavaha and Pranavaha Srotas which play a significant role in maintaining Sharira and Manas. Among other diseases ment...
Community support is known to play an essential role in enhancing maternal health during pregnancy. This is primarily due to the influence of societal factors on the health status of both the mother and fetus. In addition, the significance of community support is particularly evident in the Gorontalo community of Indonesia due to the influence of s...
This exploration delves into the complex portrayal of feminine resistance in Abderrahmane Sissako's 2014 film "Timbuktu," framed within a Foucauldian perspective. Set against the backdrop of the jihadist occupation of Timbuktu, Mali, the film immerses viewers in a world where traditional village life collides with extremist ideologies, resulting in...
Due to the specifics of its geographical and climatic location, historically formed disease structure, ethnic approach to the development of traditional medical culture, the North territories’ population possesses a range of characteristics significantly different from the national average. This determines a number of problems and contradictions in...
According to the report, 27% of tribal children in India under five years old are wasted (low weight for height), 45% are underweight (low height for age), and 44% are stunted (low height for age). Six Diseases such as endemic goitre, anaemia, pellagra, and beriberi are caused by nutritional deficiencies. Issues including unhygienic food sources, c...
Samshodhana Chikitsa (Biocleansing therapy) and Samshaman Chikitsa (Shaman Chikitsa) are the two main components of Ayurvedic treatment (Pacifying therapy). Samshaman Chikitsa entails conservative treatments such as Langhana, Pachana, and medication administration. Panchakarma therapy, which is essentially a Bio-cleansing programme, is envisioned b...
Philosophical speculation about how psychiatric externalism might function in practice has yet to fully consider the multitude of externalist psychiatric systems that exist beyond the bounds of modern psychiatry. Believing that anthropology can inform philosophical debate on the matter, the paper illustrates one such case. The discussion is based o...
Introduction
Psilocybe mushrooms are used in traditional medicine, in religious and shamanic rituals, or for recreational purposes. These fungi contain two potent psychoactive compounds, psilocybin and its active metabolite, psilocin. Like cannabis, these substances can be incorporated into foods called “edibles” and consumed accidentally.
Case re...
Butoh dance did not originate as an art therapy
form, but we could see its connection to
shamanism, and from the words of its founders, a
very interesting link emerges between butoh
practice and death education. Index:
- Introduction To Butoh Dance And The Sacred Origins Of Dance
- Hijikata Tatsumi And Ohno Kazuo: The Founders Of Butoh Dance And Th...
Global anthropologic surveys of hunter-gatherers and mythology from the classical literature widely record feathered beings representing spiritual leaders, deities and shamanic practitioners as well as feathers being worn by ordinary individuals on ceremonial rites of passage. These feathered beings are typically associated with a named individual...
Dewi TM, Sumarni W, Handayani L, Muhiri. 2024. Ethnobotany of traditional medicine in Akit Tribe, Teluk Setimbul Village, Karimun District, Indonesia. Biodiversitas 25: 2696-2704. The Akit Tribe has long been using indigenous knowledge of medicinal herbs for their purposes. Unfortunately, due to their wasteful lifestyle, lack of written records, an...
As stated in the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia, health is a human right and is a component of welfare that must be realized following with Pancasila and the ideals of the Indonesian nation. To be healthy, people not only trust medical health services, but also traditional medicine such as shamans, acupuncturists, healers, and other...
Couroupita guianensis, a medicinal plant autochthonal to South America and South India, is widely used in the ethnomedicine of the indigenous peoples of these regions thanks to its alleged antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and wound-healing properties. The majority of studies have mainly analyzed organic extracts of the Indian plant’s f...
Angka kematian ibu merupakan salah satu indikator pembangunan kesehatan di indonesia. Pertolongan persalinan oleh tenaga kesehatan menjadi sangat penting dalam upaya penurunan AKI. Upaya pemerintah dalam mempercepat menurunkan Angka Kematian Ibu dan Angka Kematian Bayi dilakukan dengan cara menjamin setiap ibu mampu mengakses pelayanan kesehatan ib...
The Art of Shamanic Ceremonial Facilitation discusses the efficacy of incorporating Indigenous ceremony, ritual, and healing practices into psychedelic-assisted and/or entactogen-assisted psychotherapy. The utilization of Indigenous healing traditions can deepen, intensify, and expand the healing effectiveness of traditional psychedelic-assisted th...
This review suggests that shamans were in charge of the healing process in pre-dynastic Egypt. After the unification of Lower and Upper Egypt by Narmer in 3100 BC, shamans evolved into the Sem priests, who were responsible for the king’s health. With the change in Egyptian religion in the fourth dynasty (2613-2494 BC), Ra, the sun god, was revered...
"Harmony with the Earth: A Study of Pre-Colonial Indigenous American Spirituality and Its Contemporary Relevance" explores the rich spiritual traditions of Indigenous American tribes before European colonization, emphasizing their deep connection to the natural world. Indigenous spirituality was characterized by a profound respect for nature, a bel...
Ancient Chinese have expressed culture that communicated with gods and spirits through sound and language. This culture has contained mystical thinking that expressed orally, through spoken words, presenting a form of sound. This paper comprehensively examined and summarized the materials of mystical thinking in ancient Chinese from the texts of “C...
Al-Qur'an regulates all forms of communication: with Allah, fellow humans, and spirits/jinn. In human Communication with Jinn, Allah reported through the story of the fall of the Prophet Adam and Siti Hawa from heaven after consuming the khuldi fruit. Both slipped because of a jinn's instigation in Allah's name. It proves that apart from Jinn and h...
In exploring the boundaries of consciousness and reality, the works of Carlos Castaneda, G.I. Gurdjieff, Erwin Schrödinger, Linus Pauling, David Bohm, and Aldous Huxley offer a profound synthesis of science, philosophy, and mysticism. Each figure, drawing from distinct disciplines—shamanism, spiritual teaching, quantum mechanics, molecular biology,...