Anthropologists in the late 19th and early 20th centuries hypothesized that animism was the earliest religion. But later ...

This book is no longer available to purchase from Cambridge Core Animism is an important part of many religions - from Shinto, Hinduism and Buddhism to Paganism and a range of indigenous religions - ...

The two religions often clash in the areas where they meet. Traditional beliefs and animist religions are also practiced in the African Transition Zone. This took him to his roots in Africa where he ...

Kargil, known for the heroic feats of Indian soldiers during the Kargil War of 1999, is a testament to courage and resilience ...

And that means returning to Brazil to study the Church of Santo Daime. Santo Daime is a mixing pot of religions. A dash of South American shamanism. A hint of African animism. Add a splash of ...

He’s not Wiccan or pagan, religions that are rooted in witchcraft ... His witchcraft is heavily informed by animism, or the belief that everything possesses a spirit. To Green, there’s ...

The cult of the nats is Myanmar's ancient animist religion. In the 11th century, King Ana­wrahta established the Theravada school of Buddhism as Myanmar's primary religion. When his attempts to ...

The worship of Nats was purely native in origin, and developed out of that form of animism which still prevails ... made Theravada Buddhism the national religion of the country, opposition came ...

Upon this indigenous religious base two foreign religions were introduced -- Islam and Christianity ... combining a surface veneer of Christian monotheism and dogma with indigenous animism. It may ...

the finest generation of Africa's writers including Chinua Achebe and Ngugi wa Thiong'o made their names depicting the uneasy relationships between the foreign values and animist religions within ...

The government permits religious diversity, and other major religions are represented. Spirit worship and animism are widely practiced.