It is a kind of belief that objects, places, and creatures all possess a distinct spiritual presence and connecting it with various things in the world.
In the animistic attitude we have in- Anim- deed the true background of the genuine Roman religion; but its characteristic and peculiar development is a kind of higher Animism, which can associate the spirit not merely with visible and tangible objects, but with states and actions in the life of
On theoretical grounds it is probable that animatism preceded animism; but savage thought is no more consistent than that of civilized man; and it may well be that animistic and panthelistic doctrines are held simultaneously by the same person.
(h) It has been shown above how the animistic creed postulates the existence of all kinds of local spirits, which are sometimes tied to their habitats, sometimes free to wander.
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