The Emergence Machine

Shamanism

process · Anthropology · Level 10 · E9

E9Cultures

Each concept here is mapped to its prerequisites — the ideas you'd need first to understand it — all the way down to four foundations: Space, Time, Energy, Pattern. Click any prerequisite to drill down, or scroll for the chain graph.

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Emergence definition

Shamanism emerges as a complex system of beliefs and practices that arise from the intersection of human societies and cultures, which in turn rely on the fundamental building blocks of existence and cognition.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “shamanism” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Source: Wiktionary — “shamanism”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin word
shamanism
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL10L9L8L7L2L1L0ShamanismBeliefCultureSocietyThoughtCommunityLanguageMind… intermediate l…FormInformationLifeStructureExistenceActionChangeCollectionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

thisprerequisitesShamanismL10ExistenceL1BeliefL9CultureL9E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Existence L1 (requires)
    To understand shamanism, one must first understand the concept of existence.
  • Belief L9 (foundational)
    Belief provides the foundational basis for understanding shamanism.
  • Culture L9 (requires) mutual
    shamanism is a concept studied in anthropology.