Gerry wrote

> Likely Marxists don't agree with a concept such as "god". Yes,
> animists have gods -- it's the spirit that exists in the animals
> they worship. I did Google for "djinn" but found nothing; however,
> from memory I recall they are also "spirits" similar to those that
> Shakespeare wrote about in "Midsummer Night's Dream".

Gerry, this is news to me. I understood that the supposed "spirit"
of the animal they worship is no different than its "aliveness"
(i.e. "anima") and is an inherent part of the animal - in no way
separable from it. Certainly the animists I have worked with - in
Australia and New Guinea have no word for God.

Regards

John