Arguably, then, this book’s sentimentality serves a noble purpose: If only we could reconnect with an animist sense of wonder, then maybe we could think of rivers as living beings who shouldn ...

The prose is over-ripe at times, but no matter. West Africa, with its pantheon of animist divinities and juju lore, is unforgettably evoked, says Ian Thomson African beat: Chigozie Obioma evokes ...

I am an animist. Animism is simply a belief that all inanimate objects, such as rocks and plants, have souls, and therefore have feelings. This includes glass beads, drift wood and old soccer balls.

CAREY ISLAND, Malaysia (RNS) — The ceremony takes place over four days, in which shamans and villagers visit different points on the rivers and seashores where boats have sunk in the past.