Anyone have a decent grasp on animism? I'm curious whether the animist *worldview* can be analyzed apart from its *worship practices.*
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I want to draw a clean line between the two. I also want to say that "religion" resides in the worship practices, not in the beliefs.
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@KevinSimler “Among the languages of American Indians there is no word for ‘art,’ because for Indians everything is art.” -The Primal Mind1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@KevinSimler interesting essay digging into the “no word for art” quote: http://nancymariemithlo.com/images/category/61-27.1.mithlo01-1.pdf …1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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@sscotty I would guess that there's usually some roughly equivalent word, like "decoration." But maybe no exact translation?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@KevinSimler good thought. I agree. I just started reading and love http://www.meltingasphalt.com . Keep it up. Great stuff.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
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