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ANIMATISM [1 record]

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Record 1 1982-11-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Philosophy (General)
  • Religious Sects - Various
DEF

... concept of the supernatural as a domain of raw, impersonal power that influences man but, under certain conditions, can be controlled.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Philosophie (Généralités)
  • Cultes divers
DEF

... concept qui entend signifier que le cosmos est vivant par lui-même et non pas seulement habité par des esprits : il existe une vie organique du monde que l'on croit inanimé.

DEF

(...) croyance en l'animation des objets naturels par une force impersonnelle.

Spanish

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