Seeing Shamanism Everywhere
In the debut episode of Minds Over Matters, evolutionary anthropologist Dr. Manvir Singh joins host Ed Kiggins for a wide-ranging conversation about a phenomenon that continuously pops up across human cultures: shamanism. Why is this the case? Why does shamanism repeatedly develop across societies? Singh views shamanism as a potent mind technology, one that helps us deal with the uncertainty of everyday life and, more deeply, the uncertainty of existence. In this conversation, Singh guides Ed through the history of shamanism, its current iterations in modern-day foraging societies, and its…
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