(The Conversation) — Animism describes religions in which humans are connected to the landscape around them but do not dominate it. (The Conversation) — A movement known as “new animism ...

Discover how Hayao Miyazaki’s Studio Ghibli films challenge Western ideas of good vs. evil by embracing animism, and complex ...

Anthropologists in the late 19th and early 20th centuries hypothesized that animism was the earliest religion. But later scholars have called this theory into question. What is animism?

I was fortunate to be able to both attend this trial and examine what has been termed “legal animism” in two pioneering countries in the field, Ecuador and Bolivia. By delving into the origin ...

Like Ward's ''Animism'' sculptures, it has both human and animal features. (Emma Lee/WHYY) Clifford Ward has quietly crafted two dozen African fantasy warriors. They are the centerpiece of his first ...

Anarcho*Entheo*Astro* Animism – Facing the Global Conflagration with the Strength of Community Caroline welcomes the return of Eddy Nix who “plays a bookseller in real life and has many projects ...

Animism describes practices that establish a relationship between places and people, usually one that recognizes places, animals and plants have power over people.

A movement known as “new animism,” which seeks to secure personhood rights for nonhuman beings through legal means, is gaining a following around the globe. Most of these people are using ...