Muraya / Meraya

Mestizo term (probably of Quechua origins) defying one of the three topmost shamanic hierarchies in the Peruvian Amazon, alongside that of the Banco and the Suniruna. Among the Shipibo-Conibo indigenous people of the Middle Ucayali the Muraya is known as Meraya. The terms Banco and Meraya are often used by the Shipibos as synonymous of each other.

Click here to read about the ancient Meraya rituals.