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Animism is used in anthropology of religion as a term for the belief system of many Indigenous peoples [8] in contrast to the relatively more recent development of organized religions. [9] Animism is a metaphysical belief which focuses on the supernatural universe: specifically, on the concept of the immaterial soul. [10]
Animism is the worldview that non-human entities (animals, plants, and inanimate objects or phenomena) possess a spiritual essence. The main article for this category is Animism . Subcategories
Nature worship is often considered the primitive source of modern religious beliefs [4] [5] and can be found in animism, pantheism, panentheism, polytheism, deism, totemism, shamanism, Taoism, [6] Hinduism, some theism and paganism including Wicca. [7]
[157] Harvey described this approach as animism, [158] by which he meant "efforts to live well in a world which is a community of persons, most of whom are 'other-than-human'." [159] In Ojibwe religion, humans are regarded as being equal to these other-than-human persons, rather than being innately superior. [160]
Animatism is a belief that inanimate, miraculous qualities exists in the natural world. It also talks about the belief that everything is infused with a life force giving each lifeless object personality or perception, but not a soul as in animism. It is a widespread belief among small-scale societies.
While these beliefs can be treated as separate religions, scholars have noted that they follow a "common structural framework of ideas" which can be studied together. [3] The various Indigenous Philippine religious beliefs are related to the various religions of Oceania and the maritime Southeast Asia, which draw their roots from Austronesian ...
Inuit religion is the shared spiritual beliefs and practices of the Inuit, an indigenous people from Alaska, northern Canada, parts of Siberia, and Greenland. Their religion shares many similarities with some Alaska Native religions. Traditional Inuit religious practices include animism and shamanism, in which spiritual healers mediate with ...
Organized religion, also known as institutional religion, is religion in which belief systems and rituals are systematically arranged and formally established, typically by an official doctrine (or dogma), a hierarchical or bureaucratic leadership structure, and a codification of proper and improper behavior.