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Other sex-differentiated shaman names include nanwu 男巫 for "male shaman; sorcerer; wizard"; and nüwu 女巫, wunü 巫女, wupo 巫婆, and wuyu 巫嫗 for "female shaman; sorceress; witch". Wu is used in compounds like wugu 巫蠱 "sorcery; cast harmful spells", wushen 巫神 or shenwu 神巫 (with shen "spirit; god") "wizard; sorcerer ...
There are also semiotic, theoretical approaches to shamanism, [107] [108] [109] and examples of "mutually opposing symbols" in academic studies of Siberian lore, distinguishing a "white" shaman who contacts sky spirits for good aims by day, from a "black" shaman who contacts evil spirits for bad aims by night. [110] (Series of such opposing ...
Other sex-differentiated shaman names include nanwu 男巫 for "male shaman; sorcerer; wizard"; and nüwu 女巫, wunü 巫女, wupo 巫婆, and wuyu 巫嫗 for "female shaman; sorceress; witch". The word tongji 童乩 (lit. "youth diviner") "shaman; spirit-medium" is a near-synonym of wu .
This is a list of goddesses, deities regarded as female or mostly feminine in gender. African mythology (sub-Saharan) ... The Three Shaman Queens [4] Homestuck
God of the sun and of good weather; Marohu's twin brother. Márohu: God of the moon and of rain, rainstorms, and floods; Boinayel's twin brother. Maketaori Guayaba: The god of Coaybay or Coabey, the land of the dead. Opiyel Guabiron: A dog-shaped god that watched over the dead; often associated with the Greek Cerberus. Tongva: Chinigchinix
All these are related to the Mongolian name of Etügen, the hearth goddess, and Etügen Eke 'Mother Earth'. Maria Czaplicka points out that Siberian languages use words for male shamans from diverse roots, but the words for female shaman are almost all from the same root. She connects this with the theory that women's practice of shamanism was ...
Female shamans became less common, while asog (shaman or otherwise) were punished harshly and driven to hiding. [53] The change in women's status and the ostracization of the asog , however, did not immediately change the originally feminine role of the shamans.
Tsunki is a name for the primordial spirit shaman within the Achuar and Shuar people of Amazonia. [1] The term is derived from the Jivaroan language family. [ 2 ] It translates to English as "the first shaman" [ 3 ] and is frequently alluded to in shamanic songs.