shamanic
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- non-shamanic adjective
- shamanically adverb
Example Sentences
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"The shamanic term is a foot in each world," she says.
From BBC
The two women move around the room, burning herbs and shaking shamanic rattles while singing and chanting in a purification ritual known as "smudging".
From BBC
Zadie Xa comes from Vancouver, Canada, and her work is inspired by her Korean heritage and the importance of shamanic beliefs.
From BBC
Interweaving paintings, murals, traditional patchwork textiles and 650 brass bells that make harmonised sound inspired by Korean shamanic ritual bells, Xa's work focuses on the sea as "a spiritual realm to explore traditions and folklore, speaking to a multitude of cultures".
From BBC
For both Christians and the newly converted Turkish Muslims in the period, there was an almost shamanic, magical property to the holy dead that went far beyond doctrine.
From Slate
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