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The article made a good bit of sense until this point: "It’s not okay to refer generally to ancient religions practiced through Africa as animism. In fact, Ani
by Dracophoenix 5y ago
The article made a good bit of sense until this point:
"It’s not okay to refer generally to ancient religions practiced through Africa as animism. In fact, Animism should be capitalized because it refers to a specific set of beliefs."
There's no evidence to the claim that animism is a specific set of beliefs. Animism is a category of beliefs with some common features. There are various, independently concieved animisms practiced around the world and even within the same tribe.
I wonder what the author thinks about capitalizing the words "paganism" and "mythology", since they refer to a certain beliefs held or once held.