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Animism is the world’s oldest belief system.

Animism’s central belief is the belief that spirits exist in the

natural world.

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Animists believe that everything in nature

has a spirit. A rock has a

spirit. A river has a spirit. The earth has a

spirit.

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Animism is still practiced in parts of Africa, Asia, and Latin America.

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Animists believe that the spirits influence the natural world and daily affairs.

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Animists offer prayers and sacrifices to the spirits.

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Shintoism is a form of Animism. Shintoism is the oldest religion of Japan. It is Japanese animism.

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Kami is the Japanese word for spirits. The Japanese view the Kami as friendly and benevolent.

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Shinto shrines or temples are found in nature – near a lake or on a mountain. Nature is important.

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Amaterasu is the sun goddess. The Japanese believed that the emperor of Japan was a descendant of the sun goddess.

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But after Japan’s defeat in World War II, the emperor announced on the radio that he was not divine.

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However, Shintoism is still a popular religion in Japan.


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