Indigenous Communities
Watch the following clips and then discuss the role of the shaman in indigenous communities. CLIP 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=tW6pVFOpE6Q&feature=emb_logo QUESTIONS FOR “CLIP 1”: Regardless of whether the levitation is real or not, what is the effect on the people’s perception the shaman’s power? Why do you think that’s important in such a community? How are the people (whom we don’t see) involved in this ritual? What other elements did you observe that helped the shaman harness the power of the spirits (if indeed the display is genuine). CLIP 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=GbVnsS4VuDI&feature=emb_logo QUESTIONS FOR “CLIP 2”: What symbolism do you observe and what does the narrator say about these symbols? What does this shaman do to enter into a trance state? Why do think he goes to such an extreme?
