Animism (from anima, soul, or spirit in Latin) is the belief that almost every place, every animal, every plant and every natural phenomenon has awareness and feelings, and can communicate directly ...
The cult of the nats is Myanmar's ancient animist religion. In the 11th century, King Anawrahta established the Theravada school of Buddhism as Myanmar's primary religion. When his attempts to ...
Getty Images Sumbanese men riding their horse as attending Pasola festival - an animist religion is widely practised on the island An ancient animist religion, known as Marapu, is widely practised ...