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Animatism Animatism : (see also animism) The belief that a kind of impersonal supernatural force exists in all things, animate or inanimate. Some anthropologists argue that it is a cultural precursor to animism.

The Penguin Dictionary of Psychology, © Arthur S. Reber 1995


Related isms

  • animism
  • hylozoism
  • preanimism
  • spiritualism
  • totemism


    External Links

  • The influence of animism on Islam
  • Animatism cover
  • Common elements of Religion



    Recommended Readings

  • Animism(1921) : The Seed of Religion ~ Edward Clodd
  • Fields of the Lord: Animism, Christian Minorities, and State Development ~ Lorraine V. Aragon