Animists believe that everything in nature has a spirit A rock has a spirit A river has a spirit The earth has a spirit Animism is still practiced in parts of Africa Asia and Latin America ID: 209528
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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.Slide2
Animists believe that everything in nature has a spirit. A rock has a spirit. A river has a spirit. The earth has a spirit.Slide3
Animism is still practiced in parts of Africa, Asia, and Latin America.Slide4
Animists believe that the spirits influence the natural world and daily affairs. Slide5
Animists offer prayers and sacrifices to the spirits.Slide6
Shintoism is a form of Animism. Shintoism is the oldest religion of Japan. It is Japanese animism. Slide7
Kami is the Japanese word for spirits. The Japanese view the Kami as friendly and benevolent.Slide8
Shinto shrines or temples are found in nature – near a lake or on a mountain. Nature is important.Slide9
Amaterasu is the sun goddess. The Japanese believed that the emperor of Japan was a descendant of the sun goddess.Slide10
But after Japan’s defeat in World War II, the emperor announced on the radio that he was not divine.Slide11
However, Shintoism is still a popular religion in Japan.