Animistic theory by edward burnett tylor

Animistic theory by edward burnett tylor

1. Animistic Theory by Edward Burnett Tylor Group 1

2. Edward Burnett Tylor English  anthropologist (2 October 1832 – 2 January 1917) founder of  cultural anthropology Primitive Culture  (1871)

3. Animism Came from the Latin word “Anima” which mean “Soul” Origin of the Religion Is the  doctrine  or theory of the  soul Coined by the anthropologist E.B. Tylor ‘’Animism’’

4. Beliefs Anthropomorphism and personification lie at the heart of animism. Followers endow animals, plants and even inanimate objects Animism focuses on the metaphysical universe, with specific focus on the concept of the immaterial soul. In life, animists seek to appease the spirit world. In death, practitioners typically believe that a person's soul joins the spirit world. Animistic belief systems hold that the spirit survives physical death, often passing to an easier world of abundant game or ever-ripe crops, while in other systems the spirit remains on earth as a ghost, often malignant (or combinations of both of these beliefs). From the belief in the survival of the dead arose the practice of offering food, lighting fires, etc , at the grave, later developing into a kind of ancestor worship.

5. Proponents Prof. W. Robertson  Smith Prof . Frazer