знахарь, который лечит при помощи заговоров

English translation: whisperer

16:13 Nov 29, 2016
Russian to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Folklore / народный целитель
Russian term or phrase: знахарь, который лечит при помощи заговоров
Добрый день!

помогите пожалуйста подобрать для современного английского именно термин, обозначающий человека. ведуна или ведуньи, народного целителя, который лечит болезни заговорами.

В тексте уже есть термин целитель (healer), поэтому нужен именно про заговоры.


спасибо!!
Rita Vesels
Latvia
Local time: 15:35
English translation:whisperer
Explanation:
одно из значений (не во всех словарях)

http://www.the-other.info/2014/witches-healers-spell-casters...
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Edgar Hermann
Local time: 14:35
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спасибо! именно этот термин контекстуально использовала, нравится, что он не содержит негативных коннотаций.
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4 +5witch doctor
Mark Berelekhis
4medicine man
Alexander Nesterenko
4shaman
Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
3whisperer
Edgar Hermann


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whisperer


Explanation:
одно из значений (не во всех словарях)

http://www.the-other.info/2014/witches-healers-spell-casters...

Edgar Hermann
Local time: 14:35
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 4
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спасибо! именно этот термин контекстуально использовала, нравится, что он не содержит негативных коннотаций.
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medicine man


Explanation:
Не думаю, что для этого понятия у них есть какой-то более современный термин, чем medicne man. К тому же слово "ведун" тоже не современное слово.

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medicine man:
1) a person who is believed to have special magic powers of healing, especially among Native Americans (Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary, 7th edition)
2) Индейский колдун, изгоняющий злых духов фетишами, заклинаниями и т.п. или исцеляющий травами, зельями, парильней (словарь Americana к версии ABBYY Lingvo 12)

Alexander Nesterenko
Russian Federation
Local time: 16:35
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
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witch doctor


Explanation:
First thing that came to mind: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witch_doctor

Mark Berelekhis
United States
Local time: 09:35
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in EnglishEnglish

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agree  Ilan Rubin (X)
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shaman


Explanation:
A member of certain traditional societies, especially of northern Asia and of North and South America, who acts as a medium between the visible world and an invisible spirit world and who practices magic or sorcery for purposes of healing, divination, and control over natural events.
[Russian, from Evenki šaman, Buddhist monk, shaman, perhaps from Tocharian B ṣamāne, monk, from Prakrit (dialect of documents from the ancient city of Niya in the Taklimakan) ṣamana, from Sanskrit śramaṇaḥ, from śramaḥ, religious exercise, from śramati, he toils, practices austerity.]
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/shaman
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Shamanism in Siberia
A large minority of people in North Asia, particularly in Siberia, follow the religio-cultural practices of shamanism. Some researchers regard Siberia as the heartland of shamanism

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shamanism_in_Siberia
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In pictures: The shamans of Siberia, Russia's Tuvans

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/russia/1193...

Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
United States
Local time: 09:35
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PolishPolish
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