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In animism, rituals are performed to maintain relationships between humans and spirits. Indigenous peoples often perform these rituals to appease the spirits and request their assistance during activities such as hunting and healing. In the Arctic region, certain rituals are common before the hunt as a means to show respect for the spirits of ...
Although having Hindu and Buddhist elements, locals worship it instead as a vessel for the animist gods. It is currently under the colonial possession of the American Field Museum, despite countless requests by locals to return the Image back home. 15th century Ifugao bulul with a pamahan (ceremonial bowl). Adherents of the folk religions ...
The Celts of the ancient world believed that many spirits and divine beings inhabited the world around them, and that humans could establish a rapport with these beings. [2]: 196 The archaeological and the literary record indicate that ritual practice in Celtic societies lacked a clear distinction between the sacred and profane; rituals, offerings, and correct behaviour maintained a balance ...
Wooden images of ancestral spirits in a museum in Bontoc, PhilippinesIndigenous Philippine folk religions, which older references classified as animist in orientation, were the primary form of religious belief practiced in the prehistoric and early historic Philippines before the arrival of foreign influences.
Journal for the Study of Religion. 13 (1/2): 123– 141. JSTOR 24764044. Mwandayi, Canisius (2011). Death and After-life Rituals in the eyes of the Shona. Dialogue with Shona Customs in the Quest for Authentic Inculturation. Masaka, Dennis; Chemhuru, Munamato (2011). "MORAL DIMENSIONS OF SOME SHONA TABOOS (ZVIERA)" (PDF).
Kirat Mundhum, (Nepali: किरात मुन्धुम) also known as Kiratism, or Kirati Mundhum, is a traditional belief of the Kirati ethnic groups of Nepal, Darjeeling and Sikkim, majorly practiced by Yakkha, Limbu, Sunuwar, Rai, Thami, Jirel, Hayu and Surel peoples in the north-eastern Indian subcontinent. [2]
The traditional religion is animist, holding that spirits, both benevolent and malicious, must be appealed to and placated through ceremony and sacrifice. Among the Ao deities, Lichaba , the creator , is revered most highly.
The baci is the national folk ritual of Laos and the Lao Loum. The animist ceremony is part of satsana phi , and is used for all major social and life events. The Lao believe the soul has 32 components which can become imbalanced.