... seen as a wild animal who needs to be treated medically, but rather revered for what he is to become. Peters describes the early stages of a shamans life a "maze way resynthesis" or a total breakdown and reconstruction of ones mental perceptions and life, due to a crisis which has destroyed the old life (1982:24). Many shamans claim to have visions during their call in which their body ... who will often be sought after to cure someone in the family or tribe, and tell them how to release the curse. (Turner 1968) The Diviner is a magician in the eyes of the tribes, but in the eyes of the...

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