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.

Niño was an animist deity—worshipped as a rain god based on some legends. During drought, the ancient Cebuanos would bathe the image in the sea, just as mentioned in the Sto. Niño’s gozos ...

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.