Not just smoke and feathers! (opens in new tab)

Dr. Currie argues that framing the effectiveness of shamanic medicine in terms of placebo effects alone does not do justice to the sophistication of shamanic practice. The latter, she maintains, is based on a complex, multi-tiered metaphysics whereby cause and effect relations beyond the visible material world are deliberately exploited by the shaman. Het bericht Not just smoke and feathers! verscheen eerst op Essentia Foundation.