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Animism has thousands of different beliefs, because every type of Animism is different from every other kind!

The basic belief of Animism is that there is a life-force inside every aspect of the natural world. Not only animals and plants, but even rocks, rivers and the stars, all contain this life-force, so everything is ultimately part of the same essence.

This life-force is the Animist version of God. They don't believe in "gods" in the same way that, say, Hindus believe in multiple gods. However, the life-force in a particular tree or well might be prayed to or appeased as if it were a god.

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