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plural shamans
A traditional (unscientific) faith healer. examples
A member of certain tribal societies who acts as a spiritual or religious medium between the concrete and spirit worlds. quotations examples
Shepard: What rites did you go through to become chief shaman?Shaman: Becoming the shaman is excruciating. I passed through rites that made me wish to die. I carry the scars on my soul.Shaman: I must perform rites each dawn and dusk to keep me bound into our krogan nature. Our spirit is one of violence and death. I must be attuned to that.
2010, BioWare, Mass Effect 2 (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, PC, scene: Tuchanka