The belief of souls in animals, environment, and inanimate objects is called animism. Sir Edward Tylor, an English anthropologist in the 19th century, introduced this word and believed that animism was the root of all religions. His idea for it comes from the Latin word anima, meaning soul or breath, and anima can also be found in the words inanimate and animal. While there has been no official founder and leader of this religion, it is still being practiced around the world to this very day. Going back on its history, you may see it being practiced in the in Native American, Southeastern Asian, South American, and African nomadic tribes. This also means that this was practiced so long ago that there wasn’t even a sacred text to record down
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Now, animists believe that their are two separate worlds, one that is the spirit realm and one that is the world that souls in, reality. What separates a spirit from the soul is that the spirit has already detached itself from its past self or soul and now moves around freely. Sometimes a spirit may become bad by bringing plagues upon others. But there is a way to stop these happenings by controlling these spirits. When you control them, you may also: heal a sickness, do better in relationships, and excel in your studies and business. Though you may want to try to start manipulating the spirit, it may be a difficult and long process. To please the spirit you have to worship it many times, use as much wealth that you can, give an offering, and maybe even a blood sacrifice. Another belief of the animist religion is the worship of ancestors. This practice was formed out of the respect and thought of survival for the dead by bringing food and offerings to the grave. Over several years, this has morphed into the part where everything and one has souls. Since animism is the belief of everything having a soul some parts of it may overlap with other religions such as Shinto, Buddhism, and Hinduism. But the absence of a sacred text and an institution, meaning a church or mosque, are mainly the things that set it apart from other
Now, animists believe that their are two separate worlds, one that is the spirit realm and one that is the world that souls in, reality. What separates a spirit from the soul is that the spirit has already detached itself from its past self or soul and now moves around freely. Sometimes a spirit may become bad by bringing plagues upon others. But there is a way to stop these happenings by controlling these spirits. When you control them, you may also: heal a sickness, do better in relationships, and excel in your studies and business. Though you may want to try to start manipulating the spirit, it may be a difficult and long process. To please the spirit you have to worship it many times, use as much wealth that you can, give an offering, and maybe even a blood sacrifice. Another belief of the animist religion is the worship of ancestors. This practice was formed out of the respect and thought of survival for the dead by bringing food and offerings to the grave. Over several years, this has morphed into the part where everything and one has souls. Since animism is the belief of everything having a soul some parts of it may overlap with other religions such as Shinto, Buddhism, and Hinduism. But the absence of a sacred text and an institution, meaning a church or mosque, are mainly the things that set it apart from other