Spirit worship is one of the oldest practices in Myanmar (Burma), preceding in many cases the practice of Buddhism. Many ethnic groups in Myanmar continue to practice in various forms what is broadly referred to as animism. The Burman spirit cults,...

ANIMISM AND ANIMATISM. The term animism properly refers to a theory set forth by the English scholar E. B. Tylor (1832–1917), one of the founders of modern anthropology, in order to account for the origin and development of religion....

The term Animism is derived from the Latin anima, meaning "soul".[1][2] In its most general sense, animism is simply the belief in souls. In this general sense, animism is present in nearly all religions. In a more restrictive sense, animism is the...

Animals, animated heroes roar into new TV season for children By SUSAN KING Los Angeles Times Thursday, September 14, 2000 Hollywood -- As school kids start hitting the books again, television is back in action, too, premiering its new children's...

Colour Contamination Written and directed by Louise Bagnall, Colour Contamination is a short animated film funded by the Irish Film Boards 'Short Shorts' scheme. It is the story of a clean-cut business man who is adverse to all things colourful. He enters a...

James Laurinaitis’s father, Joe Laurinaitis, worked as a pro wrestler under the name “Animal” for years. His in-ring costume included football pads adorned with metal spikes and multi-colored face-paint. His son was apparently meant to wear a helmet on Saturdays (and soon, on Sundays), hitting...

The tagline for Disney's upcoming "Enchanted" could well be the motto for the latest push in animation: "The real world and the animated world collide."Not simply colliding in the slapstick tradition of 1988's pioneering "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?," but in the more fundamental sense of...