A social psychiatric Study on the Shermanism in Tohoku District in Japan.

On Distribution of Sherman in Aomori Prefecture

Abstract

The results of social psychiatric survey on the sherman in Aomori prefecture are reported. In this prefecture live 268 sherman aged from 20 to 89. They are divided in two groups i.e. Itako and Kamisama, and their religious function and mode of its discipline are reported. Authors also pointed out various subjects of shermanistic problem, in which this survey is involved.