Shamanism Exists because People Crave Certainty
Shamans are still functioning because not all problems in society can be explained by modern scientific synthesis.
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A screenshot from the Youtube page depicts medical activities by traditional healers in Banyuwangi Regency, East Java. This page was monitored, Thursday (11/2/2021).
JAKARTA, KOMPAS — Life is becoming more modern and technology is becoming increasingly sophisticated. However, the declaration of the Indonesian Shamans Association (Perdunu) in Banyuwangi, East Java, on Feb. 3 shows that dukun (shamans) still exist in society. Even though dukun have a negative stigma, and the community is getting more educated and religious, people\'s interest in dukun remains.
"Shamans are still functioning because not all problems in society can be explained by modern scientific synthesis," said an anthropologist of religion and kinship at the Department of Anthropology, University of Indonesia, Imam Ardhianto, in Jakarta, on Wednesday (10/2/2021).