also: アニマチズム
noun
animatism
Anthropological term for the belief in a generalized, impersonal supernatural power (like mana) rather than individual spirits.
アニマティズムは、アニミズムと区別される概念だ。
Animatism is a concept distinguished from animism.
Borrowed from English 'animatism', itself from Latin 'anima' (soul, life) with the suffix '-ism'.