Animism

Animism (from Latin anima "soul, life") is a philosophical, religious or spiritual idea that souls or spirits exist not only in humans but also in other animals, plants, rocks, natural phenomena such as thunder, geographic features such as mountains or rivers, or other entities of the natural environment,. Animism may further attribute souls to abstract concepts such as words, true names or metaphors in mythology. Animism is particularly widely f... more
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