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Many have converted to Christianity from traditional animist religions.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 29, 2024

During the 19th century, the newly imperialistic government promoted Shinto, the country’s Indigenous animist tradition, over Buddhism.

From Washington Post • Apr. 25, 2023

In addition to offering explanations for strange events, the yokai could be thought of as objects that had come to life, in keeping with Japan’s early animist beliefs.

From New York Times • Apr. 16, 2023

The mostly Christian and animist south voted in a referendum six years later to secede from the mostly Muslim north.

From Reuters • Feb. 4, 2023

In the animist world, objects and living things are not the only animated beings.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari