also: シャマン
noun
Refers to a person regarded as having access to and influence in the world of spirits, typically acting as a healer or diviner in traditional societies.
その部族のシャーマンは、病気を治すために儀式を行った。
The tribe's shaman performed a ritual to cure the illness.
彼はシャーマンとして霊界と交信できると言われている。
He is said to be able to communicate with the spirit world as a shaman.
Loanword from English 'shaman', ultimately from Russian 'шама́н' (shamán), which comes from Evenki 'шаман' (šaman).