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[Article] Not just smoke and feathers! - framing the effectiveness of shamanic medicine in terms of placebo effects alone does not do justice to the sophistication of shamanic practice (www.essentiafoundation.org)

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[–] wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 16 hours ago

Saved you a click: Author believes calling it a placebo is wrong because shamans are actual magic. Erm, I mean metaphysics

The way that headline was written I was expecting some discussion about the pageantry, actual folk medicine in use, and perhaps some stuff about the role of shamans in their community.