Shamanism is the system — the beliefs and the practices — around shamans. The ending -ism turns the person-word into the “ism”: the way of doing things, not the person.

Shamanism Shamanism is the system是整套系統 — the beliefs and the practices包括信仰和實踐 — around shamans圍繞著薩滿的。The ending -ism字尾-ism turns the person-word into the “ism”把指人的字變成「⋯教／⋯主義」: the way of doing things, not the person指的是做事的方式，不是那個人。

In that system, a gifted or trained person is thought to travel between the ordinary world and the spirit world, often to heal or to speak for the community. The English word is simply shaman plus -ism.

In that system在這套系統裡, a gifted or trained person一個有天賦或受過訓練的人 is thought to travel between the ordinary world and the spirit world被認為能在凡間和靈界之間往來, often to heal or to speak for the community通常是為了治病或替族群發言。The English word這個英文字 is simply shaman plus -ism就只是shaman加上-ism。

It started as a way to talk about the Siberian Evenki world and then got used for similar practices elsewhere.

It它 started as a way to talk about the Siberian Evenki world最早是用來談西伯利亞埃文基人的世界 and then got used for similar practices elsewhere後來也被用來指其他地方類似的做法。

Though actually, specialists argue about that second step. Not every traditional healer belongs under this one label, and using one Siberian word for the whole earth can flatten differences.

Though actually不過其實, specialists argue about that second step專家對第二個步驟有爭議。Not every traditional healer belongs under this one label不是每個傳統治療者都適合套進這一個標籤, and using one Siberian word for the whole earth而且用一個西伯利亞的字來概括全世界 can flatten differences可能會抹平各地的差異。

Still, in ordinary English, shamanism is the name of that kind of spirit-work as a whole. If you need the person, say shaman.

Still不過, in ordinary English在日常英語裡, shamanism shamanism is the name of that kind of spirit-work as a whole就是指這整套靈性工作的名稱。If you need the person如果你要講那個人, say shaman就說shaman。