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   ocr: sorcerers. The shaman returns with prophecies and tales of his adventures. Some of these stories become the subject of legends. Shamans are chosen from amongt the ordinary members of the group. The destined shaman often suffers a mys- terious debilitating illness and experi- ences vivid, porten- tious dreams. Once identified, the shaman is initiated. In Siberia, the initiation experience often includes visions of death, dismemberment, and rebirth as a shaman. The shaman is then trained in the many techniques of his craft. The diorama seen here depicts a shaman in a healing ceremony of the Yaku ...