Shamanism is a religious practice that involves a practitioner (shaman) interacting with the spirit world through altered states of consciousness, such...

Ritual is the debut album by the Brazilian heavy metal band Shaman. It was first released in 2002, and it is a concept album about many cultures, mainly...

Filipino shamans, commonly known as babaylan (also balian or katalonan, among many other names), were shamans of the various ethnic groups of the pre-colonial...

same place.[citation needed] During 2003, Shaman were among the first place slots for Brazil, with Ritual being awarded the best album of 2002 and 2004...

for a period of 12 months. During the Hmong New Year, the shaman performs a special ritual to release the animal's soul to a spiritual dimension. As part...

without a connection to traditional shamanic societies. It is sometimes also used for modern shamanic rituals and practices which, although they have...

culture. Chinese shamanic traditions are intrinsic to Chinese folk religion. Various ritual traditions are rooted in original Chinese shamanism: contemporary...

a rite, the shaman changes his or her costume several times. Rituals consist of various phases, called gori. In Jeju Island, gut rituals involve the recitation...

Mu (Korean: 무) is the Korean term for a shaman in Korean shamanism. Korean shamans hold rituals called gut for the welfare of the individuals and society...

album), 1986 Ritual (Shaman album) or the title song, 2002 Ritual (Soulfly album) or the title song, 2018 Ritual (White Lies album), 2011 Ritual: The Modern...