Animism, Shamanism, Mediums

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Animism and shamanism are forms of indigenous tradition found across the world. Such religions typically do not have sacred scriptures but transmit their myths, rituals, and ethics orally, from generation to generation. Often, such religions accord sacred status to elements within the natural environment: sacred spirits can be found in animals, trees, and even rocks. This course studies these indigenous traditions, and with them the special figures that represent authority in these religions such as shamans and mediums who mediate between the human world and the spirit world. 002210