Animism
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Animism is a belief system that sees all elements of the natural world—such as animals, plants, places, and sometimes objects—as possessing a spiritual essence or consciousness.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Animism canonical | 3 |
| African traditional religion | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anthropological concept
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philosophical concept ⓘ religious belief system ⓘ worldview ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
ancestor veneration
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indigenous religions ⓘ nature worship ⓘ shamanism ⓘ totemism ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
atheism
ⓘ
materialism ⓘ monotheism ⓘ secular naturalism ⓘ |
| dateOfMajorTheorization | 1871 ⓘ |
| definedBy | Edward Burnett Tylor as belief in spiritual beings ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
interconnectedness of humans and nature
ⓘ
moral relationships with non-human beings ⓘ reciprocity between humans and spirits ⓘ |
| firstMajorWorkOn | Primitive Culture ⓘ |
| hasCoreBelief |
all elements of the natural world possess a spiritual essence
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animals have spirits ⓘ natural phenomena can be spiritually animated ⓘ objects can have spirits ⓘ places have spirits ⓘ plants have spirits ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
classical animism
ⓘ
new animism ⓘ |
| historicallyTheorizedBy | Edward Burnett Tylor ⓘ |
| influences |
environmental ethics
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ritual practices toward animals ⓘ ritual practices toward landscapes ⓘ ritual practices toward plants ⓘ taboos regarding natural resources ⓘ |
| isTermUsedIn |
anthropology
ⓘ
comparative religion ⓘ environmental humanities ⓘ philosophy of religion ⓘ religious studies ⓘ |
| newAnimismCharacterizedBy |
critique of earlier evolutionary models of religion
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focus on relational personhood ⓘ |
| oftenIncludes |
offerings to spirits
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propitiation of local deities or spirits ⓘ ritual communication with spirits ⓘ |
| presentIn |
many Arctic and Siberian religions
ⓘ
many Indigenous Australian religions ⓘ many Native American religions ⓘ many traditional African religions ⓘ |
| recognizes |
agency in non-human beings
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spiritual essence in non-human entities ⓘ |
| viewsNonHumansAs |
intentional agents
ⓘ
persons ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
African traditional religion