A movement known as “new animism,” which seeks to secure personhood rights for nonhuman beings through legal means, is gaining a following around the globe. Most of these people are using animism in a ...
A christmas star shines outside a house in Anatongre village, about 280 kilometers (175 miles) northeast of Kohima, capital of the northeastern Indian state of Nagaland, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2006.