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Techno-animism

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119: 52: 111: 150:, there is a restaurant where the waiters are robots instead of humans. Rather than talking to another person, customers only interact with machines throughout the dining process. In this process, customers accept the fact that technology has become part of the human society and has a unique way of interacting with humans. 130:
takes the form of an astronaut wearing a spacesuit. The form factor along with the spiritual values associated with space exploration makes ASIMO an embodiment of techno-animism. In addition, ASIMO can also communicate with humans through language and gestures. Communication is a defining factor of
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Japanese culture and legislation are generally supportive of the techno-animism trend. Considering that Japan's modernization took place in a relatively short period of time in comparison to western nations, techno-animism is seen as a major reason why Japan has been one of the world's centers of
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Techno-animism builds upon the practices of the Shinto religion by instilling human and spiritual characteristics into technology. As for representation, techno-animism is often embodied in the engineering design of objects and the way that people interact with those objects. In a larger social
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is imbued with human and spiritual characteristics. It assumes that technology, humanity and religion can be integrated into one entity. As an anthropology theory, techno-animism examines the interactions between the material and the spiritual aspects of technology in relation to humans.
139:. Conversation and sexual relationships used to be concepts that only belonged to humans. However, technological advancements and techno-animism are breaking down that barrier with engineering designs that embodies human and spiritual characteristics. 67:, the interaction between humans and non-human objects is critical to the harmonious coexistence of humans and nature. A prime example of this type of interaction is that before meals, Japanese people always say " 63:
in the Shinto religion often symbolizes objects of the physical world and their statues often take human forms. With these practices, people form tighter bonds with physical objects. In
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Kaplan, F. (2004) ‘Who is afraid of the humanoid? Investigating cultural differences in the acceptance of robots’, International Journal of Humanoid Robotics. 1(3): 1–16.
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context, Techno-animism provides a means for technology to be integrated into the human society because new technology can always be instilled with traditional values.
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2017. Maker Culture and DiY technologies: re-functioning as a Techno-Animist practice. Continuum: Journal of Media and Cultural Studies, Australia. "
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technological innovations. As a result, acceptance of techno-animism is the current attitude in Japan both culturally and legislatively.
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2018. Animism and Artefact: The entangled Agencies of a DIY Maker. Visual Ethnography, Vol. 7, N. 2, University of Basilicata, Italy "
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Tsurumi, K. (1992) Animism and Science. Research Papers series A-58, Institute of International Relations, Sophia University, Tokyo.
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The practice of instilling human and spiritual characteristics into physical objects has always been part of the Shinto religion.
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The design of certain objects can have human-related traits that illustrate techno-animism. A robot designed by Honda called
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Beyond the design of objects, the way that people choose to interact with objects could also demonstrate techno-animism. In
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Techno-animism has been studied in the context of Japan, since techno-animism traces most of its roots to the
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Bird-David, Nurit (1999). ""Animism" Revisited: Personhood, Environment, and Relational Epistemology".
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2016. The DiY Ethos: A participatory culture of material engagement. Doctoral Thesis. "
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Difference and modernity : social theory and contemporary Japanese society
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determining whether something is an individual being or not. In Japan, the
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sub-cultures recorded in contemporary ethnographic studies of technology.
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Themes and theories in modern Japanese history : essays in memory of
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https://www.snakebeings.co.nz/texts/2018%20artefact%20and%20animism.pdf
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and non-human agencies have been labeled as techno-animist practices.
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industry offers a wide range of functions from talking robots to
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Examples of Techno-animism also exist within the context of the
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A Japanese view of nature : the world of living things
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The deity of roads and borders represented in a human form.
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Index

technology
Shinto
DIY culture
Actor–network theory

Deities
Japanese culture
itadakimasu
DIY ethic
Maker culture
Material culture
Animism
ethnographies
Do it yourself


ASIMO
robot
sex robots
Shinjuku
Tokyo
Digital empathy
Digital sublime
Twipsy
"Techno-animism in Japan: Shinto Cosmograms, Actor-network Theory, and the Enabling Powers of Non-human Agencies"
doi
10.1177/0263276412456564
S2CID
144227262
"De wraak van de machines over moderniteit, technologie en animisme"

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