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Wolf Spirits and Wild Shamans: The Revival of Spirit Mediums

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Oct 7, 202551:17News & Politics

In the latest episode in our series on belief, we're exploring the surprising revival of shamanism in China, which has made a comeback despite Mao's best efforts at eradication. Ritual healers and spirit mediums are tapp...

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Wolf Spirits and Wild Shamans: The Revival of Spirit Mediums is an episode from The Little Red Podcast by The Little Red Podcast. In the latest episode in our series on belief, we're exploring the surprising revival of shamanism in China, w...

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In the latest episode in our series on belief, we're exploring the surprising revival of shamanism in China, which has made a comeback despite Mao's best efforts at eradication. Ritual healers and spirit mediums are tapping into online believers and a public thirst for authentic spirituality. Shamanism has also become a tourist draw as a form of cultural and religious heritage, with a shamanic theme park even existing in northeast China until 2021. To explore the diversity of shamanic practices across China and their survival in the face of official scepticism, Louisa and Graeme are joined by Feng Qu, an archaeologist from Nanjing Normal University and Mayfair Yang, a cultural anthropologist from UC Santa Barbara. Image: Totem poles at the Changbai Mountain Nayin Tribe Shamanic Culture Tourist Resort. Feng Qu, February 2023. Transcripts available at

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