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.
The First Amendment to the United States Constitution provides that âCongress shall make no. law ... abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press.â This language restricts governmentâs. ability to constrain the speech of citizens. The prohibition on abridgment of the freedom of. speech is not absolute.
The definition is not easy, and the courts have identified three types of free speech, each protected at a different level: 1  Pure speech is the verbal expression of thoughts and opinions before a voluntary audience. 2  The courts have generally provided strong protection of pure speech from government regulation.