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[[Prehistoric medicine]] incorporated plants ([[herbalism]]), animal parts, and minerals. In many cases these materials were used ritually as magical substances by priests, [[shamans]], or [[medicine man|medicine men]]. Well-known spiritual systems include [[animism]] (the notion of inanimate objects having spirits), [[spiritualism]] (an appeal to gods or communion with ancestor spirits); [[shamanism]] (the vesting of an individual with mystic powers); and [[divination]] (magically obtaining the truth). The field of [[medical anthropology]] examines the ways in which culture and society are organized around or impacted by issues of health, health care and related issues. | [[Prehistoric medicine]] incorporated plants ([[herbalism]]), animal parts, and minerals. In many cases these materials were used ritually as magical substances by priests, [[Wikipedia:shamans|shamans]], or [[medicine man|medicine men]]. Well-known spiritual systems include [[Wikipedia:animism|animism]] (the notion of inanimate objects having spirits), [[Wikipedia:spiritualism|spiritualism]] (an appeal to gods or communion with ancestor spirits); [[Wikipedia:shamanism|shamanism]] (the vesting of an individual with mystic powers); and [[Wikipedia:divination|divination]] (magically obtaining the truth). The field of [[medical anthropology]] examines the ways in which culture and society are organized around or impacted by issues of health, health care and related issues. |