Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun shamanism

2 senses of shamanism

Sense 1
shamanism -- (any animistic religion similar to Asian shamanism (especially as practiced by certain Native American tribes))
       => religion, faith, religious belief -- (a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny; "he lost his faith but not his morality")

Sense 2
shamanism, Asian shamanism -- (an animistic religion of northern Asia having the belief that the mediation between the visible and the spirit worlds is effected by shamans)
       => religion, faith, religious belief -- (a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny; "he lost his faith but not his morality")