Shamanism in China
Shamanism in China (中国萨满教 Zhōngguó sàmǎnjiào) may refer to all the forms of shamanism practiced in China:
- Chinese shamanism or "Wuism", the term referring specifically to the indigenous shamanic tradition of the Han Chinese, practiced by wu;
- Tongji, southern Chinese mediumship;
- Chuma xian and other forms of shamanism within Northeast China folk religion;
- Manchu shamanism, practiced in northeast China;
- Mongolian shamanism, practiced in Inner Mongolia;
- Imperial shamanism in the Qing dynasty
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