Wikipedia Definition of Shamanism: There is no single agreed upon definition for the word âshamanismâ among anthropologists. The English historian Ronald Hutton noted that by the dawn of the 21st century, there were four separate definitions of the term which appeared to be in use.
In light of this background, the U.S. Supreme Court has afforded dissident political speech unparalleled constitutional protection. However, all speech is not equal under the First Amendment.
Symbolic speech is the expression of opinions or positions by means other than the spoken or written word. The First Amendment protects freedom of speech but not only in the spoken and written form. It protects symbolic speech as well.