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The History of God
FIELD No. 627F
Visual depiction of A school of hammerhead sharks circling a seamount

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Vol. I · Animism

A school of hammerhead sharks circling a seamount

silhouettes in blue-green water

shafts of surface light from above, muted cool palette, loose brushwork, dramatic composition, sharp focus, 4K detail

Organization
Animistic Animal Spirits
Time period
Pre-history – present (animism is continuous)
Location
Worldwide

Source attribution

This visual depiction is one of 1,947 in the archive — a creative historical rendering of how natural-animal has expressed the divine. The depiction is interpretive, not iconographic.

Cross-references — same archetype or region

Visual depiction of A common kingfisher perched on a reed above a canal at dawn

A common kingfisher perched on a reed above a canal at dawn

natural-animal

 Visual depiction of A gelada baboon feeding on grass on a high Ethiopian plateau cliff edge

A gelada baboon feeding on grass on a high Ethiopian plateau cliff edge

natural-animal

 Visual depiction of A hippopotamus partially submerged in a wide African river at midday

A hippopotamus partially submerged in a wide African river at midday

natural-animal

 Visual depiction of A Megatherium giant ground sloth rearing up to strip a South American tree

A Megatherium giant ground sloth rearing up to strip a South American tree

natural-animal

 Visual depiction of A Quetzalcoatlus launching from a Cretaceous cliff

A Quetzalcoatlus launching from a Cretaceous cliff

natural-animal

 Visual depiction of A snow leopard poised on a Himalayan ridge at dawn

A snow leopard poised on a Himalayan ridge at dawn

natural-animal