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Animism (from Latin: anima meaning 'breath, spirit, life') [1] [2] is the belief that objects, places, and creatures all possess a distinct spiritual essence. [3] [4 ...
The occult is a category of supernatural beliefs and practices, encompassing such phenomena as those involving mysticism, spirituality, and magic in terms of any otherworldly agency.
Fish-shaped door handle from Germany, an example of a zoomorphic artwork. The word zoomorphism derives from Ancient Greek: ζῶον, romanized: zōon, lit. 'animal' and Ancient Greek: μορφή, romanized: morphē, lit.
Animalism may refer to: . Animalism (philosophy), the notion that humans are animals Animalism (movement), a social movement that views non-human animals as worthy of moral and ethical consideration
It is theorized that dehumanization takes on two forms: animalistic dehumanization, which is employed on a mostly intergroup basis; and mechanistic dehumanization, which is employed on a mostly interpersonal basis. [10]
Anthropomorphism and anthropomorphization derive from the verb form anthropomorphize, [a] itself derived from the Greek ánthrōpos (ἄνθρωπος, lit. "human") and morphē (μορφή, "form").
Animals are multicellular, eukaryotic organisms in the biological kingdom Animalia (/ ˌ æ n ɪ ˈ m eɪ l i ə / [4]).With few exceptions, animals consume organic material, breathe oxygen, have myocytes and are able to move, can reproduce sexually, and grow from a hollow sphere of cells, the blastula, during embryonic development.
Yaoguai – Animalistic demon or fallen gods; Yara-ma-yha-who (Australian Aboriginal) – Diminutive, sucker-fingered vampire; Yatagarasu – Three-legged crow of Amaterasu; Yato-no-kami – Serpent spirits; Yeth hound – Headless dog; Yeti – Mountain bigfoot; Yilbegän – Either a dragon or a giant