- Mediation
- Acentral role for shamans in many indigenous cultures, especially where food resources and illnesses come from, and are controlled by, masters in other worlds.
Historical dictionary of shamanism. Graham Harvey and Robert J. Wallis. 2007.
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Mediation — Médiation La médiation est une pratique ou une discipline qui vise à définir l intervention d un tiers pour faciliter la circulation d information. Le tiers est appelé médiateur. La définition de cette activité varie selon les contextes d… … Wikipédia en Français
Mediation — (lateinisch „Vermittlung“) ist ein strukturiertes freiwilliges Verfahren zur konstruktiven Beilegung eines Konfliktes. Die Konfliktparteien – teilweise auch Medianten oder Medianden genannt – wollen mit Unterstützung einer dritten allparteilichen … Deutsch Wikipedia
médiation — [ medjasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1561; « division » XIIIe; bas lat. mediatio, de mediare 1 ♦ Entremise destinée à mettre d accord, à concilier ou à réconcilier des personnes, des partis. ⇒ arbitrage, conciliation, entremise, intermédiaire, intervention.… … Encyclopédie Universelle
mediation — me·di·a·tion /ˌmē dē ā shən/ n: nonbinding intervention between parties esp. in a labor dispute to promote resolution of a grievance, reconciliation, settlement, or compromise compare arbitration Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam… … Law dictionary
MEDIATION — MEDIATION, an alternative means for the resolution of disputes in which the mediator, a neutral professional, meets with the parties to the dispute and aids them in reaching an agreed upon resolution. Unlike a judge, the mediator has no authority … Encyclopedia of Judaism
mediation — Mediation. s. f. Entremise. Cet accommodement a esté fait par la mediation d un tel Prince. on s est servi de sa mediation. on a accepté, on a refusé sa mediation … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
Mediation — Me di*a tion, n. [OE. mediacioun, F. m[ e]diation. See {Mediate}, a.] 1. The act of mediating; action or relation of anything interposed; action as a necessary condition, means, or instrument; interposition; intervention. [1913 Webster] The soul… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mediation — An alternate dispute mechanism whereby the mediator acts as a facilitator assisting the parties in coming to a mutually agreed settlement. Under the Bankruptcy and insolvency Act, mediation can be used, for example, if a creditor or the Trustee… … Glossary of Bankruptcy
Mediation — (lat.), Vernittelung, s. Mediateur; Mediationsakte, s. Schweiz (Geschichte) … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Mediation — Mediation,die;⇨Vermittlung … Das Wörterbuch der Synonyme
mediation — (n.) late 14c., from M.L. mediationem (nom. mediatio) a division in the middle, noun of action from pp. stem of mediare (see MEDIATOR (Cf. mediator)). Related: Mediational … Etymology dictionary
