they are not called neoshaman's, they are experienced warriors who have had their knowledge from father to son, from the old books of ancient doctors and from the cultural traditions of the region.

they are not called neoshaman's, they are experienced warriors who have had their knowledge from father to son, from the old books of ancient doctors and from the cultural traditions of the region.

I don't have the answers to your query, but I'd be interested to read the findings of your study. All the best.

The term neo-shaman is used as a criticism of shamanistic style practitioners within communities lacking shamanic traditions, including neo-indigenous communities that lack the ancestry and history they claim. If that is indeed the people you're interested in, those critical studies won't be much help. But there are exemplary studies by Michael Brown, Tanya Luhrmann, Sabina Magliocco, and others. In general, I find doing full life history interviews the most revealing. At the very least, asking Who did you learn this from and how? is a logical starting point. Due to the neo- part of all this, some people do not answer honestly. I do family histories along with biography to look for those points in people's lives of transition and transformation. Good luck, and please keep us posted!

El papel de los “jóvenes o nuevos xamanes” no difiere de sus antecesores. Se dedican a ministrar sanidad para patologías simples o complejas entre miembros de sociedades originarias. En Brasil aún están presentes a pesar de la influencia de la medicina convencional a partir del pos contacto.

How are you defining "neoshaman?"

A question for all of you here at Researchgate, (but this is not a public reply outside Researchgate): This comment is brought up with all respect and in the protection of indigenous people. Is this topic too hot and undefined? Anybody can call themselves whatever they want to, which does not mean they know anything about healing. Instead of new age, they can come up with new and maybe hijacked terms, can't they? Are some people hiding drug dealing under that name to get protection, maybe even religious protection—regardless of their ancestrial origin, (and dispense hallucinogens)? The same goes for the new "trance music" which in most cases is modern Western and distonic music that has nothing to do with traditions but gets a lot of crowdfunding anyway at least in one case that I have seen. Are some people give themselves certain titles to gain significance? (... and in this case maybe for personal power and a ton of money and followers)? And the same goes for the wording alternative medicine where everything is put in one basket from the proven methods to sham medicine, am I right? And if alternative medicine is explained in modern medical terms of how they work and is proven to work then why these are still called "alternative"? How come alternative medicine only gets tiny grants? As we described in our book Emotional Expressions Are Universal: The Ultimate Proof Is in Ancient Art (with lots of free look inside features on Amazon.com, https://www.amazon.com/Emotional-Expressions-Are-Universal-Ultimate-ebook/dp/B082S4D3K5/ a "researcher" got over $50 million in grants to debate the universality of emotions, but was caught red-handed for cheating, and disregarding any information contradiction her "findings" for which she was publically called on by Professor Ekman (that she also disregarded) - and kept getting more grants and "distinguished awards". So why aren't we putting resources to help people? People sense that their needs are not met, there is a depression epidemic, chronic pain, and drug epidemic, and over 50% of marriages fail and end up in divorce, and that drains our economy (as we discussed this very topic in this exact book). So people are desperate to look for solutions that we do not give them but are available. So I'm also curious about your comments, especially about the first part of my comment and if you could reply that would be appreciated. For the same reason, (as I find this topic and naming too hot and misused), I avoided the name shaman in my upcoming book illustrated with (mostly) ancient Pre-Columbian art, but I'm attaching a file here for your view (and as a thank for considering your reply to my questions and comments). @Bessenouci Chahrazed, @Margaret Trey, @Brian D. Haley, @Jorge Alberto Scolari, @André Valério Sales, @Charlton Hall, @Joseph O Polimeni, @Gabor Klaniczay, @Alexandre Navarro, @N. Price, @Fumiaki Nakanishi, @Joonseong Lee, @Karel James Bouse, @Harry T. Hunt, @Manvir Singh, @Esther Jean Matteson Langdon, @Pedro Mota, @Jennifer Lee O’Donnell, @Alan Northover, @Manvir Singh, @Baatr Kitinov, @Anastasia Lyulina, @Jakub Bohuszewicz, @Leonardo Ambasciano, @Fatih Şengül, @Sofia Alexandrovna Unru, @Carolina Ivanescu, @Nienke Groskamp, @Hyunseon Lee, @Eric Michael Kelley, @Mogesi Kevin, @Kasun Subashana Jayasuriya, @Donald Pollock, @Sasitharan Chandrasekaran, @Xiaoli Jiang, @Michael James Winkelman, @Joonseong Lee, @Ali TORAMAN, @Olga Andreevna Polyakova, @Dalai Chuluunii, @Erdene-Otgon Dalai, @Steven Mithen, @Jaana Kouri, @Elina Hytönen-Ng, @Joonseong Lee, @Berik Аtash, @Meirambek Тanzharov, @Fedot F. Zhelobtsov, @Zaytuna Aptrashitovna Tychinskikh, @Guluza Ilfatovna Zinnatullina, @Khairulnazrin Nasir, @Rahim Kamarul Zaman, @Muhammad Adam Abd, Azid, @Abdul Azib Hussain, @Joonseong Lee, @Joonseong Lee, @Michael James Winkelman, @Feng Qu, @Ede Frecska, @Attila Istvan Kovacs, @Nikolay Kuznetsov, -----

How widespread was shamanism in ancient times? Vitebsky, in Shamanism, lists many of the areas around the world where shamanism was prevalent. These areas include Siberia, Mongolia, South Asia, East Asia, North America, South and Central America, and Europe. In short, Vitebsky found evidence that shamanism was and is a worldwide practice. While there are regional differences in the practice of shamanism, there are also certain core similarities that Vitebsky found. He identifies six of these core similarities as:

1. Identifying the problem;

2. Identifying which spirits caused the problem;

3. The shaman as the agent of cure;

4. The shaman uses extraordinary knowledge and wisdom to affect change;

5. A struggle takes place requiring decisive action on the part of the shaman; and

6. The problem is resolved (127).

Thank you for your thoughts on this subject. We have spent the last six months refining our research and have come up with the following: This basic research aims to describe the confluence of nature, spirituality, and connection for the well-being of followers of contemporary Western shamanism.