Woman Shaman

Introduction

In recent years, many spoke and wrote about shamanism. But many will be surprised to learn about the shamanic elements in the life of Emma Smith. Although much has been published about male shamanic tradition, this session will explore the lesser-known forms and traditions of female shamanism and the evidence of their existence in the life and work of Emma Smith. It will also look at the parallels between Mormonism and other shamanic religious and cultural traditions, ancient and modern. (Lewis 150)

Discussion

Shaman is a man who walks between worlds with one foot in each. The historian of religion Mircea Eliade, calls shamanism in its most basic definition of "Techniques of Ecstasy, or, in other words, an altered state of consciousness. Despite cultural differences, most of the shaman is" a spiritual person, with the possibility of entering deep states of consciousness ", which allow practitioners to act as a mediator between the secular world and other dimensions of consciousness, so that "access healing power. "

My visual impression of a woman shaman shapeshifting involves a sequence of women in the form of animals or riding on the back shamanic steeds. These themes recur in many shamanic traditions, and vividly illustrated in the modern Arctic carving. In Aleut ivory shows a shaman woman wearing animal masks. (Lommel 196)

A shaman may engage or participate in rituals, ceremonies, prayers, or to dance, bringing together, chanting, singing, or a story, but the shaman may or may not hold office role of a priest or priestess, although further in time you go for more than two errors. One scientist noted that "most cultures have elements that match both shamanic and office, each of these modes is predominant in relation to certain forms of social organization. In cases where the company is decentralized, the" shamanic "mode, usually prevails. ...