The Handbook of Contemporary Animism

by Graham Harvey

Book Overview

Animism is an important part of many religions - from Shinto, Hinduism and Buddhism to Paganism and a range of indigenous religions - which connects the spiritual and material and holds that humans might not be unique in possessing souls or in being intentional agents. Over recent decades, research into animism has broadened its scope to consider, at one end, the vibrant roles of objects in human lives and, at the other, the possible similarities...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138928976
• ISBN13: 9781138928978
• Release Date: June 2015
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 544 Pages
• Weight: 2.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 7.4" x 9.6"