I have regularly contrasted nineteenth-century theories of religion to twentiethcentury ones.
In the nineteenth century, I have argued, religion was assumed to arise to serve the same …

This article considers the recent reemergence of the category of animism in the
anthropological study of religion, a concept that has once again become fashionable after a …

Since the publication of Primitive culture, the name of EB Tylor has been indissolubly linked
with the concept'animism'in the collective memory of anthropology. It is interesting to note …

The study of religion has been central to anthropology since its inception. As an inclusive,
comparative study of human societies, anthropology has sought to describe, classify, and …

Despite Darwin, most scholars still see religion as marking a sharp divide between humans
and nonhuman animals. Religion, in their view, involves symbolism, wishful thinking …

The central purpose of this book is to help change the terms of the debate on animism, a
classic theme in anthropology. It combines some of the finest ethnographic material currently …

ANIMISM (continued). Doctrine of Soul's Existence after Death; its main divisions,
Transmigration and Future Life-Transmigration of Souls: re-birth in Human and Animal …

Here I look at EB Tylor's classic work Primitive culture, particularly that aspect that deals with
animism. I discuss several of the critiques of animism, showing how most of them have …

If the ancient kingdom of Sumer was the due of the serpent or bull hero who defeated the old
serpent or bull and had access to the Divine Mother we can understand why her love …

In this provocative new addition to the Theology and the Sciences series, Patricia Williams
assays the original sin doctrine with a scientific lens and, based on sociobiology, offers an …