Claudia Mu Ller Ebeling Christian R Tsch Surendra Bahadur Shahi

Plastic shamans, or plastic medicine people, is a pejorative colloquialism applied to individuals who attempt to pass themselves off as shamans, holy people, or other traditional spiritual leaders, but who have no genuine connection to the traditions or cultures they claim to represent. In some cases, the "plastic shaman" may have some genuine cultural connection, but is seen to be exploiting that knowledge for ego, power, or money. Plastic shamans are believed by their critics to use the mystiq…