Women in Shamanism

Historical Background: With the work of Becker, Lee explained the theory of social deviation. In this theory, no one will deviate (biological). This bias is the social construction of people in the center of power. This dominant supremacy social group will decide what is considered "normal" and then marks those who exceed the normal standard deviation. (Li 192). The following historical analysis on Korean shamanism, which caught this theory as a backbone, reveals social construction of Sherman as prejudice.

The obvious exception to this women's exclusion is that women may play the role of a wizard. Both women and men can become wizards, mental and therapeutic experts balancing the community with the power of nature and supernatural forces. The Eskimo community assigns the work of religious experts to the people most disadvantaged in hunting and the most disproportionate people in the ordinary world. In this way, even Eskimo women sometimes exert considerable power to society. Not all modern hunters and collectors live in sparsely surrounding environments. Pygmy in the rainforest of central Africa lives in the garden of Eden rich in plants and animals. Today, most of these short forests are absorbed in the rural villages of Bantus that have penetrated forests. However, in areas where access to the rainforest is difficult, hunters and collectors remain.

Most wizards are male, but sometimes women become wizards depending on society. In the old Norwegian religion, shamanism was considered non-masculine and was mainly practiced by women. However, in ancient Northern Europe myth, the supreme God Odin was regarded as the most important shaman. Depending on society, assuming that you have different clothes and attributes, including those who play the role of your wife in regular marriages, you have different clothing and attributes from the younger days, the wizard displays a double identity. Aruacanians, Arapaho, Cheyenne, Navaho, Pawnee, Lakota, Ute, and many other indigenous tribes. This double spirit wizard is considered to be particularly powerful. They bring high marks to their partners, so they are highly respected and wanted within the tribe.

Shamanism is often confused with work done by medical men and women in tribal society. However, not all medical professionals are wizards. In fact, most medical men and women are not wizards. Many people (witches) resemble the social role of the priest. For most indigenous peoples, Sherman is regarded as a sacred farmer, therapist, herbalist, a doctor, a mysterious, a narrator, a dancer and a singer. Hopefully the information in this article will help remove some of the western misunderstandings about what the wizard is and what they are actually doing in society.