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Microsoft word dead space figures2/11/2024 ![]() Contrary to anthropomorphism, which views animal or non-animal behavior in human terms, zoomorphism is the tendency of viewing human behavior in terms of the behavior of animals. It means to attribute animal forms or animal characteristics to other animals, or things other than an animal similar to but broader than anthropomorphism. It is also similar to the term therianthropy which is the ability to shape shift into animal form, except that with zoomorphism the animal form is applied to a physical object. ![]() It can also be defined as art that portrays one species of animal like another species of animal or art that uses animals as a visual motif, sometimes referred to as " animal style." In ancient Egyptian religion, deities were depicted in animal form which is an example of zoomorphism in not only art but in a religious context. In the context of art, zoomorphism could describe art that imagines humans as non-human animals. The word zoomorphism derives from Ancient Greek: ζωον, romanized: zōon, lit.'animal' and Ancient Greek: μορφη, romanized: morphē, lit.'form shape'. Type of art Fish-shaped door handle from Germany, an example of a zoomorphic artwork
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