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animism|ˈænɪmɪz(ə)m|
[f. L. anima life, soul + -ism.]
1. The doctrine of the anima mundi, upheld by Stahl 1720; the doctrine that the phenomena of animal life are produced by an immaterial anima, soul, or vital principle distinct from matter.
1832Edinb. Rev. LV. 472 Discussing the Animism of Stahl. 1864Sat. Rev. 10 Dec. 726/1 All spiritual belief came to be laughed at.. There was no more account of Stahl and ‘animism.’ Nothing but sheer materialism remained.
2. The attribution of a living soul to inanimate objects and natural phenomena.
1866Fortn. Rev. 15 Aug. 84 The theory which endows the phenomena of nature with personal life might be conveniently called Animism. 1871Tylor Prim. Cult. I. 45 The animism of the ruder tribes of India. 1877Dawson Orig. World i. 15 Polytheism..takes very largely the form of animism.
3. Extended polemically to: The belief in the existence of soul or spirit apart from matter, and in a spiritual world generally; spiritualism as opposed to materialism.
1880J. Rae in Contemp. Rev. Oct. 615 The universality of what Mr. Tylor calls Animism, the belief in spiritual and unseen agencies. |