zoomorphism
See also: zoömorphism
English
Zoomorphic decoration from the Book of Kells.
Alternative forms
Noun
zoomorphism (plural zoomorphisms)
- The representation of gods as animals or the attributing of animal characteristics to gods.
- (art, literature) The use of animal figures in art and design or of animal symbols in literature.
- The viewing of human behavior in terms of the behavior of animals.
Translations
the representation of gods as animals or the attributing of animal characteristics to gods
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the use of animal figures in art and design or of animal symbols in literature
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the viewing of human behavior in terms of the behavior of animals
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See also
- anthropomorphism
- kemonomimi
- nahualism
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