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Animism
Animism is the name given by E. B. Tylor, the founder of modern anthropology, to the system of beliefs about souls and spirits typically found…
The Handbook of Contemporary Animism – Graham Harvey
The Handbook of Contemporary Animism brings together an international team of scholars to examine the full range of animist worldviews and practices. The volume opens…
Rethinking Relations and Animism: Personhood and Materiality
Personhood and relationality have re-animated debate in and between many disciplines. We are in the midst of a simultaneous “ontological turn”, a “(re)turn to things”…
Animism
Animism – Arguably the proper label for the type of religion practiced among traditional indigenous people who employ shamans. Rather than being “shamanists” or adherents…
Soul
The life-force of an individual, as distinguished from that person’s physical body. The concept of “soul” has been used in different ways in different contexts.…