Strangely enough, shamanism is one of the native institutions that has best survived time it is in fact enjoying a revival, whether it be in "traditional" (as its practitioners claim) forms or more syncreticaly, as can be witnessed on the outskirts of the various Amazonian megalopolises. This urban (or folk) shamanism, which has found a means to realize its new purposes in a combination of the worship of Catholic saints and African animism, is in a period of vast growth, not only in the Amazon region but throughout all of Latin America. And although it is accurate to situate shamanism’s growth within the context of this colossal mixing of imported religions and cultures, one must not at the same underestimate its native foundation (itself shamanic); it is shamanism with which the local populations identify, well beyond their adherence to any particular "official" religion. - Native Shamans - Mixed-blood Curanderos - New "Shamanic Sects" - A return full circle - "Surgical Shamanism - Urban shamans and other Amazonian Therapists - Political Shamanism.