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Animism:
(From Latin anima, “breath” or “soul”), belief in spiritual beings. Among biologists and psychologists, animism refers to the view that the human mind is a nonmaterial entity that nevertheless interacts with the body via the brain and nervous system.
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- belief that nature has soul: the belief that things in nature, e.g. trees, mountains, and the sky, have souls or consciousness
- belief in organizing force in universe: the belief that a supernatural force animates and organizes the universe
- belief in existence of separate spirit: the belief that...
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  • Animism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    Animism (from Latin anima (soul, life)) commonly refers to belief systems that attribute souls or spirits to animals, plants and other entities, in addition to humans. Animism may ...

  • Basic Beliefs of Animism

    Basic Beliefs of Animism. In anthropology, animism can be considered to be the original human religion, being defined simply as belief in the existence of spiritual beings.

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    Definitions of animism at Dictionary.com. ... 1. the belief that natural objects, natural phenomena, and the universe itself possess souls.

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