Sacred Texts. Rather it’s based on cultural rituals, myths, festivities, shrines, symbols and oral tradition. Animism is the belief that objects, such as stones, or natural events have a discrete spirit and conscious life. Another feature is the sacrificial animal pillar which is a characteristic of Indonesian animists. It is typically linked with the early bronze age cultures of the pre-Christian era which lacked a writing system or written history. Sacred Symbols Sacred Stories and Writings Animism stories Animism Animism is characteristic of primitive social structures in tribal, often nomadic communities. Political impacts: Animism is forbidden in other religions like Christianity and the Islamic rules, which made a critical damage in animism. Main Beliefs and ideals. and Ken Fischman, Ph.D. Let’s start with some formal definitions of animism. Herbert's quantum Animism differs from traditional Animism in that it avoids assuming a dualistic model of mind and matter. A common feature is the spirit house which can be made of various materials and in various styles and is common in mainland SE Asia. The foundation belief in animism is that there is life in nature, such as trees, mountains, and bodies of water. Below the earth of the sacred stone and in the branches of the sacred tree lived the mythic serpent. There are no holy text involved with the religion due to it being an ethnic religion. For example a sacred Waterfall in Japan. Traditional dualism assumes that some kind of spirit inhabits a body and makes it move, a ghost in the machine. The followers of animism rely on mainly chanting, healing practices, and dancing. Cultural Landscapes (Cultural Landscapes) Structures and Sacred Places and Spaces: There are no official text, and no symbols for animism. African Native religions are not based on any sacred text, or creed like most mainstream religions. Following are some of the terms, beliefs and faiths associated with Animism, all of which revolve around Animistic belief that “Everything has a spirit”. The rock of the sacred enclosure was considered the static, earthly, 'masculine' aspect, the sacred tree was the dynamic, fertilizing, 'feminine' aspect, and together they represented the creative foundation of life. Herbert's quantum Animism presents the idea that every natural system has an inner life, a conscious center, from which it directs and observes its action. by Lanie Johnson, M.A. Animism had neither prophets / advocates nor any texts that give the rules and doctrines, Animism is entirely based on beliefs. Introduction to Animism . In fact, followers of Animism don’t consider Animism as a religion at all. There are no exclusive symbols representing animism.