In desperation he finally agreed to allow a tribal shaman to work on him.

Is he some sort of tribal shaman?

And I know herbal medicine, remedies taught to me by the tribal shaman.

Other times, supernatural origins might be mentioned, e.g., that the animals taught the secrets of the forest to ancient tribal shamans.

The book states that bullywugs form organised bands led by at least one large individual, and sometimes a tribal shaman or great chief.

Don't discount tribal shamans as mere witch doctors.

Tellux Pharmaceuticals was the multinational corporation that had been financing his investigative research into the practices of the region's tribal shamans.

The same plant the tribal shaman burned to revive the girl back at the village.

His clockwork world was as alien to Stan's as that of a tribal shaman.

A few tribal shamans, certainly, but never an Adept-class mage.