Using traditional knowledge and ritual practices, the shamans heal, prevent sickness and revitalize nature.

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Besides the shamans, the Yeongdeunggut is primarily supported by the female divers and ship owners who prepare food and offer sacrifices.

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Village shamans perform a series of rituals to the goddess of the winds (Grandmother Yeondeung), the Dragon King Yongwang and mountain gods.

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It's just that astrologers, shamans, and natural healers have none of them.

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Early shamans, Davis wrote in "TechGnosis, " became ecstatic technicians of the sacred.

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Shamans and others in the community would experience visions, she said, and then ask expert carvers in the community to make a mask based on that vision.

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