Animism
The view that animals, plants, rivers, mountains and other parts of nature have spirit or personhood.
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The term was coined by scholars, not by the peoples it describes. It groups together many different religions in which humans share the world with other living, aware beings and must treat them with respect. Followers rarely use the word themselves, and many combine these beliefs with a world religion.