shamanism vs religious belief

shamanism and religious belief both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
shamanism	Yes	No	No	No
religious belief	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, religious belief is a hypernym of shamanism; that is, religious belief is a word with a broader meaning than shamanism:

shamanism: an animistic religion of northern Asia having the belief that the mediation between the visible and the spirit worlds is effected by shamans
religious belief: a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny

Other hypernyms of shamanism include faith, religion.

As nouns, religious belief is a hypernym of shamanism; that is, religious belief is a word with a broader meaning than shamanism:

shamanism: any animistic religion similar to Asian shamanism (especially as practiced by certain Native American tribes)
religious belief: a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny

Other hypernyms of shamanism include faith, religion.

shamanism (noun)	religious belief (noun)
an animistic religion of northern Asia having the belief that the mediation between the visible and the spirit worlds is effected by shamans	a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
any animistic religion similar to Asian shamanism (especially as practiced by certain Native American tribes)