Shaman

A shaman is a kind of medicine man who practices shamanism. Shamans were believed to be able to talk to the spirit world, usually animal spirits. In some tribes shamanism is important such as the Yanomamis (a Venezuelan tribe in the Venezuelan forest).

A shaman was a person who had a special connection to the spiritual world.

Shaman Media

Russian postcard based on a photo taken in 1908 by S. I. Borisov, showing a female shaman of probable Khakas ethnicity^[1]
The earliest known depiction of a Siberian shaman, by the Dutch explorer Nicolaes Witsen, 17th century. Witsen called him a "priest of the Devil" and drew clawed feet for the supposed demonic qualities.^[2]
A tableau presenting figures from various cultures described as "shamans" in Western academic literature.
Bonda "disari" (shaman) Sukra Dhangdamajhi shares his shamanic practices in the Bonda language
Goldes shaman priest in his regalia
South Moluccan shaman in an exorcism ritual involving children, Buru, Indonesia (1920)
Buryat shaman on Olkhon Island, Russia
Sámi noaidi with his drum
A shaman doctor of Kyzyl, 2005. Attempts are being made to preserve and revitalize Tuvan shamanism:^[3] former authentic shamans have begun to practice again, and young apprentices are being educated in an organized way.^[4]