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The term animism is derived from the Latin word anima meaning breath or soul. The belief of animism is probably one of man's oldest beliefs, with its origin most likely dating to the Paleolithic age. From its earliest beginnings it was a belief that a soul or spirit existed in every object, even if it was inanimate.
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The doctrine or theory of the soul ... Animism is the doctrine or theory of the soul. In current language the term has a twofold signification: I. PHILOSOPHICAL--the doctrine that the soul is the principle of life in man and in other living things.
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Animism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The "Primitive Religions" were born in the five Continents, more than 3,000 years ago, mostly in the form of "Animism", ... Today Animism is represented, among others, by the Mormons, Hinduism and the New Age. They proclaim that every human is God, and their practices will help each one to realize it.
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Animism entailed worship of ancestors and spirit worship. In modern Thailand, both in the cities and in rural areas, each home will have erected in the corner of the garden, a spirit house (in Thai called Phra Pume).
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the companion site to Graham Harvey's book by the same name ... "Harvey's insightful and balanced study challenges both earlier studies of animism and more recent critics who argue that scholars should throw out the term altogether.
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Glossary of Religion and Philosophy - animism: personal spirits biological organisms soul spirit animatism paleolithic age ... Animism is perhaps one of humanity's oldest beliefs, with its origin probably dating back to the Paleolithic age. The term animism derives from the Latin word anima meaning breath or soul.
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animism n. The belief in the existence of individual spirits that inhabit natural objects and phenomena ... Animism is the belief that spirits dwell within people and objects, in effect "animating" them. Sir Edward Tylor, a late-nineteenth-century anthropologist, developed the theory for which he coined the term "animism."
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