Neoshamanism rejects the concept of the self as a distinct entity. This stems from the Lifebringers' early research into microbiology. They discovered that all living things are not indivisible wholes but conglomerations of trillions of cells. Moreover, there were countless species of single-celled organisms.
Neoshamanism sees the physical body not as one creature, but as an ecosystem. This philosophy would be taken to rather unpleasant extremes by the Unclean Ones, who argued that since _all_ life is sacred, that includes the microbes living on and within you, so you have no right to incommode them by practicing personal hygiene.
This was of course a minority opinion even within the more zealous corners of the Lifebringers, who recognized that life must take life to endure.