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アニミズム (animizumu) Japanese meaning: animism | Kotomora
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Animism is the idea that spirits reside in all things in the natural world.
Animistic elements remain strong in Japanese Shinto.
Related words 精せい 霊れい 信しん 仰こう 精霊信仰 specifically refers to belief in spirits of the dead or nature spirits, while アニミズム is a broader anthropological term for the attribution of a soul to all things.
汎はん 心しん 論ろん 汎心論 (panpsychism) is a philosophical concept that mind or consciousness is universal, whereas アニミズム is a religious or cultural belief system about spirits.
Etymology From English 'animism', ultimately from Latin 'anima' (soul, life).
