1) Belief in spirits 2) Belief of many africans 3) Belief that things have souls 4) Doctrine 5) Feature of Incan religion 6) Philosophical system 7) Philosophy 8) Primitive form of religion 9) School of thought 10) Widespread african belief
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Animism (from Latin animus, -i `soul, life`) is the worldview that non-human entities (animals, plants, and inanimate objects or phenomena) possess a spiritual essence. Specifically, animism is used in the anthropology of religion as a term for the belief system or cosmology of some indigenous tribal peoples, especially prior to the development .....
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attribution of soul to inanimate objects
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• (n.) The doctrine, taught by Stahl, that the soul is the proper principle of life and development in the body. • (n.) 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.Animism: words in...
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the belief that elements of the natural world are conscious life forms that affect humanity
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belief in innumerable spiritual beings concerned with human affairs and capable of helping or harming human interests. Animistic beliefs were first ... [22 related articles]
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Religious practices based on the belief that all living things and natural objects have their individual spiritual essence or soul.
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Religious practices based on the belief that all living things and natural objects have their individual spiritual essence or soul.
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A belief that events in the world are mobilized by the activities of spirits.
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The view that all things in nature, both animate and inanimate, contain a spirit or soul; held by primitive peoples and young children. ... See: animatism. ... Origin: L. Anima, soul ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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The belief that animals, plants, and objects have their own souls or spirits inhabiting them, as in
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The belief that a spirit or force resides in every animate and inanimate object, every dream and idea, giving individuality to each. The related Polynesian concept of mana holds that the spirit in all things is responsible for good and evil.
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An'i·mism noun [ Confer French
animisme , from Latin
anima soul. See
Animate .]
1. The doctrine, taught by Stahl, that the soul is the proper principle of life and development in the body.
2. The belief that inanimate objects and the phenomena of nature are endowe...
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Type: Term Pronunciation: an′i-mizm Definitions: 1. The view that all things in nature, both animate and inanimate, contain a spirit or soul; part of many religious doctrines that a soul or spirit dwells within people and nature.
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the belief that objects are inhabited by spirits, and that natural events or processes are caused by spirits.
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Animism is the system of medicine propounded by Stahl, and based on the idea that the soul (anima) is the seat of life. In modern usage the term is applied to express the general doctrine of souls and other spiritual beings, and especially to the tendency, common among primitive races, to attribute souls or spirits to inanimate things, and to expla...
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The belief in an inner soul that represents the main identity for all humans, animals, plants and places. It places a large emphasis on ritualistic activities (Esposito et al. 2012b
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n] - the doctrine that all natural objects and the universe itself have souls
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animism, animist, animistic 1. The belief that things in nature, e.g., trees, mountains, and the sky, have souls or consciousness. 2. The belief that a supernatural force animates and organizes the universe. 3. The belief that people have spirits that do or can exist separately from their bodies.
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the belief that every material form of reality (plants, animals, stones, thunderstorms, earthquakes) have an indwelling spirit; often includes belief in the continued existence of individual disembodied human spirits capable of helping or harming the living.
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noun the doctrine that all natural objects and the universe itself have souls; `animism is common among primitive peoples`
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(Lat. anima, soul) The doctrine of the reality of souls. Anthropology: (a) the view that souls are attached to all things either as their inner principle of spontaneity or activity, or as their dwellers, (b) the doctrine that Nature is inhabited by various grades of spirits, (s. Spiritism). Biology Psychology: the view that the ground whatever has....
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In anthropology, the belief that everything, whether animate or inanimate, possesses a soul or spirit. It is a fundamental system of belief in certain religions, particularly those of some pre-industrial societies. Linked with this is the worship of natural objects such as stones and trees, thought to harbour spirits (naturism); fetishism&#...
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the belief that natural objects, natural phenomena, and the universe itself possess souls. · the belief that natural objects have souls that may exist apart from their material bodies. · the doctrine that the soul is the principle of life and health. · belief in spiritual beings or agencies.
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The belief that inanimate objects are alive.
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