Meanings (ES + gloss)
chamana • chamán • curandera • curandero • shamana • shamán
A member of certain tribal societies who acts as a spiritual or religious medium between the concrete and spirit worlds; sometimes also a healer.
Near-synonyms: medicine man, medicine woman, priest-doctor, witch doctor
Shepard: What rites did you go through to become chief shaman? Shaman: Becoming the shaman is excruciating. I passed through rites that made me wish to die. I carry the scars on my…
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