Anima  

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Anima may refer to:

• the Latin term for the "animating principle", see vital force
  • the Latin translation of Greek psyche
  • in Christian contexts, the soul
  • see also spirit
  • Anima and animus, expressions of the unconscious or true inner self of an individual in Carl Jung's school of analytical psychology

Etymology

From Latin anima (“a current of air, wind, air, breath, the vital principle, life, soul”), sometimes equivalent to animus (“mind”), both from Proto-Indo-European *ane- (“to breathe, blow”); see animus. Cognate with Ancient Greek άνεμος (ánemos, “wind”), Old English anda (“anger, envy, zeal”). More at onde.

See also

Titles and Brands

• Anima (comics), a 15-issue comic book published by DC Comics
• +Anima, a manga series by Natsumi Mukai
• Anima (organization), Danish animal-rights organization
• Anima (album), the third full-length album by Japanese Visual Kei band Nightmare
• Ænima, an album by rock band Tool, named partly in reference to Jung's concept of anima
• Anima (band), an alternative rock band from Turkey
• Anima (Vladislav Delay album), a 2001 album by electronic musician Vladislav Delay
• Anima Animus, an album by The Creatures
• Anima (chorus), a children's chorus based near Chicago, Illinois
• Anima (Final Fantasy X), an aeon in the video games Final Fantasy X and Final Fantasy X-2
• Anima (Fire Emblem), a magic style based around fire, thunder, and wind in the Fire Emblem video game series
• Anima: Beyond Fantasy, a table-top pen & paper role-playing game
• Anima (short-film), a 2003 short-film based on some of the legends about monastic life during the colonial period in Latin America
• Anima - Symphonie phantastique, a 1981 Austrian film
• Anima Mundi (event), in Brazil
• Anima (novel) a 1972 novel by Marie Buchanan
• Córdoba International Animation Festival - ANIMA, in Argentina