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Animism

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What is Animism? (Animism Defined, Animism Explained, Meaning of Animism, Definition of Animism)

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Norse Animism Explained in 2 minutes

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What Is Animism? | Modern Animist

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Egocentrism and animism

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Animism - The First Religion? | Modern Animist

Animism is the religious belief that objects, places and creatures all possess a distinct spiritual essence. Potentially, animism perceives all things—animals, plants, rocks, rivers, weather systems, human handiwork and perhaps even words—as animated and alive. Animism is the world's oldest religion, "Animism predates any form of organized religion and is said to contain the oldest spiritual and supernatural perspective in the world. It dates back to the Paleolithic Age, to a time when... humans roamed the plains hunting and gathering, and communing with the Spirit of Nature."