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After a confrontation with the local shaman whose beliefs clash with her own, the missionary’s son (Klyne) is seemingly possessed by an ancient spirit.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
11 Feb. 2025 -
Jong-goo suspects a mysterious Japanese man (Jun Kunimura) who recently moved to the area, and must decide between whether to trust a mysterious woman in white (Chun Woo-hee) or a shaman named Il-gwang (Hwang Jung-min) in his quest to save his daughter.—
Travis Bean,
Forbes,
12 Oct. 2024
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After Nygren's speech, medicine man Lorenzo Max led the march, singing prayers and sharing ancestral stories.—
Trilce Estrada Olvera,
The Arizona Republic,
3 Aug. 2024
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Iron Eyes, a 46-year-old lawyer and Indigenous rights activist, was 9 when a medicine man taught him traditions he’s maintained since, in the wake of the tribe’s annual sun dance ceremony at the park.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA TODAY,
26 July 2024
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Brother Larry Schellman taught him about shamans, swamis, and thaumaturges, as well as the Catholic Church’s position on them—namely, that their powers are real but demonically granted.—
Kent Russell,
Harper's Magazine,
11 May 2022
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Of Jesus the dusty thaumaturge, the wandering soul-zapper and self-styled son of God, less so.—
James Parker,
The Atlantic,
10 Oct. 2020
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Webber said that groups, called krewes, organize parades and distribute beads featuring characters such as kings and witch doctors.—
Saleen Martin,
USA TODAY,
3 Mar. 2025
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While Keaton did not elaborate on the shrunken head room, the first film featured a scene in which Beetlejuice’s own head gets shrunk by a witch doctor who also shrunk the head of a hunter.—
Eric Andersson,
Peoplemag,
19 Feb. 2024
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Salem, a 500-year-old human warlock sentenced to live for 100 years as a cat as punishment for his magical hubris, embodies this tension brilliantly.—
Katie Rife,
Vulture,
16 Oct. 2024
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Dressed in their costumes—which often include pointy hats and billowing robes—the paddling witches and warlocks become striking silhouettes on the horizon.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
15 Oct. 2024
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The diviner and client must resolve the ambiguity or decide that in this case, the spider wasn’t saying anything at all.—
Michelle Aroney and David Zeitlyn,
Smithsonian Magazine,
2 Jan. 2025
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The diviner then asks a question in a yes-or-no format while tapping the enclosure to encourage the spider or crab to emerge.—
Michelle Aroney and David Zeitlyn,
Smithsonian Magazine,
2 Jan. 2025
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Tax seers have a batting average well below that of the local weather forecaster.—
Martin Shenkman,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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So the multitude of pilgrims, devotees, seers and ascetics is even bigger than usual — and even easier to get lost in.—
Atul Loke,
New York Times,
15 Feb. 2025
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