n animistic, adj The theory that all beings and objects have a soul Animism ascribes to all things of the universe the faculty of action, similar to that of man UF 36
a belief that there is a life force in all things, both animate and inanimate This includes a belief in spirits who rule the natural elements such as the wind, the sun, the moon, etc
religions of traditional African societies; belief in the spiritual quality of all forces of nature and natural objects; belief that spirits dwell in trees, animals, and storms and that ancestors have spirits that can be called upon by the living
A worldview common among oral religions (religious with no written scriptures) that sees all elements of nature as being filled with spirit or spirits A worldview common among oral religions (religious with no written scriptures) that sees all elements of nature as being filled with spirit or spirits
The belief that an individual spirit resides in anything, either animate or inanimate The historical critical school believed everything moved from the simple to the complex
Animism is thought to be one of the earliest types of spiritualism practiced by humans Usually, animism is thought of as a belief that everything (living or sometimes otherwise) contains a 'soul' An animist believes that the power of existence is equally revealed in all creatures or things An animal, rock, etc is as important as a human All things in nature are considered living including mountains, rocks, etc This attitude arose from the feeling that there are spiritual entities behind all living things in addition to their earthly forms Animism influenced man's expression in art: since the religion was about forces that surround man constantly, he produced such forms as masks, totems, and idols
"the belief that personal spiritual beings and impersonal spiritual forces have power over human affairs and, consequently, that human beings must discover what beings and forces are influencing them in order to determine future action and, frequently, to manipulate their power" (Van Rheenen 1996a, 19-20)
A religious outlook that sees gods in many aspects of nature and propitiates them to help control and explain nature; typical of Mesopotamian religions (p 33)
The belief in the existence of individual spirits that inhabit natural objects and phenomena Religious practices based on the belief that all living things and natural objects have their individual spiritual essence or soul
in primal religious consciousness, the belief that natural objects such as mountains, trees, rivers, etc are spiritual embodiments; i e , that powerful spirtual beings inhabit and "animate" them Generally, the natural objects in question are not "any" trees, mountains, rivers, etc , but particular ones that are located within the bounds of a sacred place
Latin: "soul" or "breath" Term coined by English anthropologist Edward B Tylor in Primative Culture (1871) Type of religion that believes that events in the world are caused by the activity of spirits Belief that all things are inhabited by spirits
Seeing natural objects and phenomena as "animated" by personal spirits Natural forces like thunder and lightning, streams, trees, the ocean, are given personal existence and treated as gods or demi-gods
worldviews and lifeways founded on the understanding that the world is a community of living persons (most of whom are other-than-human) deserving respect, in which people learn through life how to show respect in locally appropriate ways
The belief that inanimate objects and the phenomena of nature are endowed with personal life or a living soul; also, in an extended sense, the belief in the existence of soul or spirit apart from matter
a religion in which animals and plants are believed to have spirits (anima; ANIMAL). Belief in the existence of spirits separable from bodies. Such beliefs are traditionally identified with small-scale ("primitive") societies, though they also occur in major world religions. They were first competently surveyed by Edward Burnett Tylor in Primitive Culture (1871). Classic animism, according to Tylor, consists of attributing conscious life to natural objects or phenomena, a practice that eventually gave rise to the notion of a soul. See also shaman
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[ 'a-n&-"mi-z&m ] (noun.) 1832. German Animismus, from Latin anima soul.