What is Animism?
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- Animism is a word that is often associated with Africa and is often called a religion and even the world’s oldest religion. This shows actually shows misunderstandings about what animism is - so let’s look into it, and see what animism actually is.
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Hope you upload more :) you also have a very cute voice
A list of your jazz because that stuff slap
I usually think Native Americans and Northern Europeans when I hear animism
Well done!
I’m working on a video on Animism in Native American cultures, and your video style is very approachable and easy to understand. Which is great, because I tend to struggle with being concise. So, a great explanation like yours will be a great help.
Thank you!
Did you do the video and can I get a link
There is a tendency for people who haven't seriously studied religion to interpret its history in oversimplistic ways that suit their prejudices. Obviously, religious belief provides a framework for this.
There is ongoing disagreement (and no general consensus) as to whether animism is merely a singular, broadly encompassing religious belief or a worldview in and of itself, comprising many diverse mythologies found worldwide in many diverse cultures. This also raises a controversy regarding the ethical claims animism may or may not make: whether animism ignores questions of ethics altogether or, by endowing various non-human elements of nature with spirituality or personhood, in fact promotes a complex ecological ethics.
The truth is that ‘religion’ isn't one thing. It's a very vague umbrella term for a huge variety of ideas. The progress of the development of religious ideas went in different directions in different ways in different times and places. Religions are different because the circumstances of their development are different.
There is no single way any of this happened. You can rationally ask how a particular religion developed and get a vaguely accurate answer, or you can ask how a particular religious tradition developed and get a more precise answer, but any question about the development of ‘religion’ is meaningless, and anyone who gives a single simple answer doesn't have the first clue what they are talking about.
John Smith John Smith You know as they say, all knowledge is provisional. I think most people understand that, even though they may not necessarily want to admit it initially - that is until further pushed. And then there is the Dunning-Kruger Effect... Most people aren’t world religion/history scholars so this is, sadly, very understandable - even forgivable. Humans are flawed. We didn’t come out with perfect knowledge out of the womb but slowly evolved and learned - and none of us live enough to have learned everything. When people speak about what they think they know, they speak about what they CURRENTLY know. I do accept your explanation, but I feel that you’ve ended your well-reasoned harangue rather too harshly against just about the entire human race. Aren’t we all just human? All too human...
How can Animism ignore ethics and at the same time assign qualities to all beings and objects? That assignment seems of the very highest ethical standards
@@belvedere92 I agree with you. I believe a true animist would also be a supporter of healthy ecology.
Work on the basis that if it’s written down, it’s probably not real and we’ll be all good 😊
Thanks for the help! I’m currently doing a high school class on world cultures and religions, and this really helped! Also, that jazz stinking SLAPS.
Looks like you finally remembered your channel password lmao
Its harder than you think! :P
@@WellActually Couldn't agree more :)
I can relate to that.
We all practice some sort of animism without realizing it. Thanks for sharing this.
Not really I’m an apostolic Christian and I know that if it’s a thing it doesn’t have a soul.
Although I see what you are saying
Probably has an element of an archetype in it?
@@joelcomer Actually, you BELIEVE, not KNOW. What is a soul? Prove to me that such a thing exists. YOU CANNOT. That is why it is correct to say you believe, not know. The uncomfortable truth is that NONE OF US KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON HERE. To think you do is delusional. Always be open-minded friend because at the end of the day, no one knows shit. Follow your gut feelings, but never be so arrogant that you actually think you know better than anyone else just because your religion says so because guess what? There are thousands of other religions that have existed that also say that IT is the correct religion....imagine that?Good day friend.
@D H while i respect your opinion, i have come to the conclusion that i wouldn’t exist without a soul, my consciousness is evidence. science cannot provide any explanation to our consciousness and morality, but yet it’s all there. good day to you as well.
Animism is neither a religion nor a belief. It cannot be learned or acquired through study. It just is if you have it or not if you don't.
You explained it quite well. You even mentioned Shinto as having features of animism more than most other religions . Very well said.
This pretty much sums up my spiritual beliefs. ❤
@Ronald Mugo soul - germanic - breath
Spirit - Latin - Breath
both means spirit/spiritual essence....spirit is not person, it is an energy, yes every thing has a soul/spirit energy
@KXNG of KXNGS pretty spot on lol
@KXNG of KXNGS yet those who follow patterns on ink on a bunch of compressed dead tree is not delusional???
My ancestors were animist too. I read how they believe giant rocks, rivers and trees have spirit and offer goats and rooster for sacrifice
I just realized that you're a left-handed owl. So that's why you're so wise.
michael howell I know two left-handed people, they are really dumb.
Thank you oh benevolent cartoon owl for not hunting me down and breaking my legs for skipping my German lessons this weekend
Finally another upload, it's a shame you don't upload more, especially when you did that flags series
It's just finding time (I see you make videos as well - they look quite good btw), I am trying to be fairly regular and have at least one video every 2 weeks. When I first started doing the first flag videos I was making 1-3 videos a week, but at that time I was not working. Hopefully in a month or two I will have time to make more :) But thanks for your complement!
Well... Actually wow thanks! Anyway I understand the time problem, my videos take a month to make and I have to balance college as well, if I didn't I'd probably post more often, anyway can't wait for more vids
Your art style is quite similar to that of General Knowledge
Never knew that, just checked him out - looks like we are using the same program and some of the same stock images.
You forgot to mention that even Native American tribes are Animistic as well.
Is Hmong Miao Mien Yao also.
It’s all over China...
We all did once
The Negrito tribes of southeast Asia too
He mentioned the jungles of south america briefly so he kinda did mention native americans
@@dablaccseaproductions5279 im here to trace my lost race due to colonialism defeat.. im a filipino!
I feel like I've heard the music at 3:03 from the TV series Max and Ruby before. Ahhhh the memories.
My oldest/first thought/feeling was Animism.
The best owl is back
Nice video, just wondering, where in the UK are you from? I couldn't place your accent.
What's the name of that jazz song you used in the beginning of the video?
I think it is called something like "arabian sand"
I have never heard of this before. Very interesting!
thanks!
And...what is your source for the Ford car story in Japan? Yes, it's interesting, probably makes the entire video, and yet, I couldn't find a single source, book, reference anywhere online. You make it up?@@WellActually
Well... Actually, there's an animist part in most of us!
That's probably part of Marie Kondo's success.- Have to leave now: retirement party for a book which I have to discuss with my tree who is jealous of my smartphone ...
Excellent intro and definition to animism. It's a simple concept with a very broad range of applications by various peoples/cultures. Animism as a component of shamanism is foundational but not it's only application. As you accurately stated, it's a broad framework for understanding our environment, including things we build. So if a person or group builds something with love or hate or any particular energy, that thing will be animated by that energy. A tobacco pipe built with reverence for both the tree harvested for it and the person it will be gifted to is different than a weapon created to avenge an enemy.
Hi. Nice video.
It's a defensible position to deny animism as a religion unto itself, not least because many (most) of its adherents throughout human history would not've used the word animism to describe themselves, as the term was coined very lately in the nineteenth century for use by social scientists who were concerned with creating categories that would help them
In documenting and comparing human cultures and societies.
The word animism does sometimes appear along side words that we more readily recognize as the proper names of religions in things like global census data, usually with the big, well known religions at the top and more problematic, "catch-all" (or "catch some") type categories closer to the bottom (the category "traditional religions" is another head scratcher you sometimes see, meant to include most or all religions endemic to a single language or ethnic group, or religions found only in a single region, having held on through colonial periods or in areas with little foreign influence, outside cultural diffusion, or acculturation.)
If a person is given to defining religion as this video and other academic sources define it, then certainly animistic paradigms don't seem like emphatic religions. If, however, we abandon yardstick constructs based on Western values and ways of seeing, it becomes useful to think of animism as a religion, albeit one that is more spontaneous and organic than those religions that are based on notions of societal or group exclusivity, or on specific historical events personalities.
("...historical events AND personalities."
Forgive the omission of the "and" at the end.)
I believe in this as a dedication to animals and nature , i cant eat any animals or use leather etc i felt this way since i was small but followed as a teen
Great stuff. I've been studying nordic animism as a means to relate to the physical world and my community, and a lens through which to view the Norse myths which we critically misunderstand today
Do zoroastrianism
Actually I have been thinking about doing it, so expect it soon :)
Was the philosophy of animism the reason for the great abundance of so many species of animals in such great numbers? What is the result of Animistic thinking? What is the most obvious result of Christian thinking? Or Buddhist, or Muslim thinking?
Man I really enjoyed the jazz music background.
Ancient Filipinos also practiced animism. They worshipped spirits and deities
using this to help me with an essay, super helpful
Thank you very much for your help
I like it! I actually thought animism revolved around totems or clay/material dolls, with gods or juju or spirits involved, but maybe that's just a certain type of religion. I pictured animism as being the religion in Tak and the Power of Juju lol. But this makes sense that Shinto falls under its umbrella. I'm not sure how I feel about animism since it's almost the polytheistic version of panentheism. One believes in separate spirits in each object, the other believes in an uber-consciousness possessing all things in existence. I go for panentheism.
Concise and cogent presentation.
Thank you....it helps for my exam
"The cars looked sad" omg why is that cute? 😭😭😭
When you said to summarize I thought damn thats one hell of a summarization lol.
It's a little hard to hear your voice towards the end of the video because the music gets very loud. I loved the video, though!
Animism is also a component of Indic cultures..
Beautiful Mother Africa, land in which every origin comes from, yet the ignorant people despise and dare make a mockery out of. The original, the pure, the non imitation.
Very clear, thank you.
So what about hinduism,india,Indus valley civilization?
ahhh the mazda smile makes sense now
My teacher had us watch this video in class! I'm kinda surprised by that though, because you dared speak the name Wikipedia lol.
Thanks for teaching me about animism.
🙏
Thank you ❤️
We still practice here in Assam ,India.
Yes bro I am bhil tribal
We bhils also follow animizim
@@patel6029 That's good ,in which state Bhils are mostly found?
@@siberianwarrior8977 bro madhya pradesh gujarat rajsthan
And Pakistan sindh prant 1 million bhils live in sindh prant of Pakistan .
In south india bhils know as beddar nayakas
Bhils have 10 + different tribes evry tribe has own culture and rules.
In malva first empire is bhils empire
Bhil raja search on Google .
Very big region of western india know as bhil pradesh in bhil pradesh many bhils king ruled .
@@patel6029 Very interesting..thanks for the info.
Thank you
Hmong people believes in animism
Great Video 10/10
Nice video...thnx u
I'm a northern pagan and have an animist practice.
I advice you to use 1,25x playback speed. You spare some time for your life.
Hello could you activate spanish subtitles
ADIBASI TOTEMIC KUDMI MAHATO TRIBAL PEOPLE OF CHOTANAGPUR PLATEAU REGION ARE ALSO STILL following ANIMIST RELIGIONS & TODAY THEY CALL AS SARNA DHARAM
to be human is to believe in something😁
Good for me for my exam 😅
Is there any effect of animism in our dreams?
Why did you ask?
Esoteric daoism have this
Share the fruit of the tree to your friend to see the sun rise and set the moon and stars in the sky love your mother father and child respect our ancestral spirits nature spirit of the earth water air and fire
excelente
Thanks for the info...
(btw, this is the 100th comment on this video)
Who else was sent here by their teacher
Actually, there is no reason something not to have a spirit, if you really think about it.
Can you elaborate?
Animism isn’t a religion it’s a source of all spirituality on earth as it’s root origin.
Animism dates back to primitive times were they worship the sun and the moon and the stars and nature and river as god ☀🌙⭐🌟🏞
That is how the cross of Jesus was symbolized it was symbolized in sun worship and the sunlight ressurected Jesus ☀✝
And the moon on islam it symbolize the moon worship 🌙☪
And the Jewish star symbolize the star worship ⭐✡
Hinduism is the root of all systems and faith including this
sad ypu haven't searched filipinos animism
2:38 maybe because the Japanese were mass producing their own Toyota Honda Mitsubishi Suzuki cars
Both conclusions are obvious but miss something even more obvious that's still true today. American cars have never been popular in Japan, not because of the look but because U.S. manufacturers have yet to produce cars specific to the driving 'style' of the Japanese i.e. cars with the steering wheel on the expected side of the car. In Japan one drives on the lefthand side of the road with the steering wheel on the right in the vehicle. GM and the rest of the boys due to cultural hubris have always had the notion that if it's good enough for America, then it's good enough for the rest of the world - re-engineering the steering be damned. Marketing won't solve the absence of sales as much as they might try. Take note that American cars have never been popular in any European country with 'lefthand' roads either including the UK. Toyota and all the rest concluded way long ago they had to produce a product that worked for the culture they sold to. Gas mileage and reliability go a long way too but accommodation to the most obvious driving habit goes a whole lot further. I think we're learning that success doesn't come easy unless the world truly wants what we've put together. The Shinto religion undoubtedly has as much cultural pull for the Japanese consumer as much as a Kate Smith would for us now, belting out her songs from some scratchy 78. If anything, manga cartoons are clearly a much better take on Japanese animism than a misapplied long dated notion of a so-called national religion in Japan.
You're just reading the Wikipedia
So its just another word for pantheism
Animism is not often associated with any one place dude.
Miskito kingdom !
More animis
"as stated by Wikipedia?". I think you need to set the bar a bit higher for yourself if you're going to produce educational videos
Animism isnt only in Africa lmao goes to show you to not listen to tubers.
LONG LIVE ANIMIST RELIGION
First
Ancient furries:
Paganism
It is?
Animism is not the world's oldest religion - worshipping the Living God Jehovah is.
The Lord Jesus Christ died for your sins, was buried and dead 3 days. God rose Him from the dead. Anyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved. Believe on Jesus Christ and call out to Him before it's too late
@beckyyoussef2669 it is the oldest religion. In fact every human was an Animist 50000 bc back.