In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
SHAMANISMS
Noun
shamanisms
plural of shamanism
Source: Wiktionary
SHAMANISM
Sha"man*ism, n.
Definition: The type of religion which once prevalied among all the Ural- Altaic peoples (Tungusic, Mongol, and Turkish), and which still survives in various parts of Northern Asia. The Shaman, or wizard priest, deals with good as well as with evil spirits, especially the good spirits of ancestors. Encyc. Brit.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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