outfit doctor
nounDefinitions
A doctor (shaman) in certain cultures who was a doctor by virtue of their magical…
A doctor (shaman) in certain cultures who was a doctor by virtue of their magical paraphernalia and the techniques they learned, rather than from supernatural experiences such as dreams and visions.
- An outfit doctor was initiated by the relative whose place he was to take and whose outfit he inherited.
- There was none of the specialization of shamans found in adjacent areas. The social pattern demanded no rattlesnake shamans, no weather shamans, no bear shamans, no outfit doctors, no exclusive poisoners.
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