Shamanism combines a range of traditional beliefs and practices focusing on communication with the spirit
world, and higher
power. A practitioner of shamanism is known as a shaman.
There are many variations of shamanism throughout the
world, but several common beliefs are shared by all forms of shamanism. Shamans are intermediaries between the human and spirit worlds. According to believers, they can treat illness and are capable of entering supernatural realms to obtain answers to the problems of their community.