Abstract
This research explores the North Peruvian spiritual cosmovision, its cultural syncretism, the use of religious shamanic ceremonies, and their potential application in Modern societies. This research begins with my childhood memories of my shaman grandfather and his magical religious ceremonies to treat people with cancer or mental disorders. On the other hand, I am concerned about the high number of people worldwide who suffer from these illnesses. So, I decided to explore and research shamanism in my family to rescue techniques and herbs to help modern societies. The influence of globalization and the misuse of this spiritual wisdom by modern societies under names like new wave or neo-shamanism. I peregrinated to places where my grandfather used to visit to share knowledge and herbs with other Indigenous priests or shamans, herbalists, and healers. He departed from my hometown in Tucume, located in the dry forest of the North Coast in Peru. The second stop is at the sacred lakes complex of Huancabamba in the Andes, Piura. The last stop is in the mystical island in the heart of the Amazon, Iquitos. I seek to understand the components of the religious shamanic ceremonies, like herbs, the priest, and the mystic component; and understand the generational changes affecting Indigenous communities in the North of Peru. Methods are based on snowball, local researchers, oral stories, visiting shamans, and similar projects woorldwide.
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Presentation Type
Theme
Religious Community and Socialization
KEYWORDS
INDIGENOUS, SHAMANISM, RELIGIOUS PRACTICES, NORTH OF PERU, TUCUME, HUANCABAMBA, IQUITOS
