On Tuesday 31 Jul 2007 9:58 am, Charles Haynes wrote: > Animism is a religion so that syllogism is obvious. > But even if Hinduism is not animism it's clearly a religion. > > Is anyone seriously suggesting that Hinduism is not a religion?
My interest in the question relates to the idea that if Hinduism is animism and animism is religion, what differentiates "non Hindu animism" from "Hindu animism"? How does one look at animism and say "This is Hinduism" or "This is not Hinduism"? shiv