19
Apr
2017

Keyword

categories: Ecologies of Noticing, Journal

Key and recurring word in reading: Rethinking The Animate, Reanimating Thought

Animist| Animic Ontology |Animic perception of the world | Animisim |Animate

animate

verb
ˈanɪmeɪt/
  1. 1.
    bring to life.
    “Prometheus stole fire from heaven to animate his clay men”
  2. give (a film or character) the appearance of movement using animation techniques.
    “much-loved characters have been animated in this Franco-Canadian co-production”
adjective
ˈanɪmət/
  1. 1.
    alive or having life.
    “gods in a wide variety of forms, both animate and inanimate”
    animism
    ˈanɪmɪz(ə)m/
    noun
    1. 1.
      the attribution of a living soul to plants, inanimate objects, and natural phenomena.
    2. 2.
      the belief in a supernatural power that organizes and animates the material universe.
      “beneath the veneer of Hindu religion, ancient animism runs strong”

 

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