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PRIVILEGED PRIEST VERSED IN THE SORCERIES OF SHAMANISM
Shamanism, a form of spirit-worship, said to be one of the oldest
religions in the world, is still practised by some aboriginal races
of Siberia. This strange object, with bits of iron, small bells,
rusty nails, copper coins, and other metal rubbish dangling about him,
and holding a weird drum, is a Shaman priest in ceremonial garb, ready
to conduct intercourse with the supernatural powers
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