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Animal Spirits
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Animal Spirits
An informal term for consumer confidence used by John Maynard Keynes. The term has made a comeback since the 2000s economic crisis renewed interest in Keynesianism.
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Taoist beliefs are very closely linked to animism as well as ancestor and deity worship, with followers abiding by the central concept of "dao", which is to attain heaven by living in harmony with nature and observing moral values.
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This sounds more like animism than Christianity, a belief system that predates even polytheism in the annals of religion and holds that every human quality or affliction has a "spirit" with a will of its own.
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In Gabon, many people believe in animism, which includes a belief in the power of nature and supernatural elements.
Gabon court frees 23 'witchcraft' suspects by AFP / AFP Global Edition
 
 
 
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