They have one recorded instance of totemism, which is of some interest. From Wordnik.com. [The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV Kumhar-Yemkala] Reference
What then is it in totemism from which, on Sir James Frazer's view, something comes?. From Wordnik.com. [Recent Developments in European Thought] Reference
The meanings of the sept names have been forgotten and no instances of totemism are known. From Wordnik.com. [The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II] Reference
Les Structures élémentaires de la parenté (1949); and on totemism, Le totemism aujourd'hui (1962). From Wordnik.com. [A Hero of our Time] Reference
All Bushmen carry amulets, and there are indications of totemism in their refusal to eat certain foods. From Wordnik.com. [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary"] Reference
As Mr. Codrington suggests, such beliefs throw light upon the probable origin of totemism and its development. From Wordnik.com. [The Child and Childhood in Folk-Thought Studies of the Activities and Influences of the Child Among Primitive Peoples, Their Analogues and Survivals in the Civilization of To-Day] Reference
French sociologists, saw in the institution of totemism, then a popular topic of concern among anthropologists. From Wordnik.com. [ORIGINS OF RELIGION] Reference
B covers animals, including totemism; then C moves on to tabu; and D, the largest category, is consecrated to magic. From Wordnik.com. [MOTIF] Reference
To say so, however, would be to admit that in totemism there was something not only 'mystic' but potentially religious. From Wordnik.com. [Recent Developments in European Thought] Reference
Aren't furries basically identifying themselves with animals in a manner not too unlike the totemism of nomadic tribes. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-01-01] Reference
They were then driven to finding strange women, and this was the origin of the exogamy which is so closely bound up with totemism. From Wordnik.com. [Warranted Christian Belief] Reference
Of course we still do totemism, where we identify ourselves with various animals — look at the names given to many sports teams. From Wordnik.com. [Vatican Holds Conference on Extraterrestrial Life | Universe Today] Reference
On the theory, if we cut open a seed we should find within it the plant pre-formed; if we analyse totemism, the seed from which, in Robertson. From Wordnik.com. [Recent Developments in European Thought] Reference
Egypt was mere totemism, while on the other hand Ebrard, gathering up the results of the researches of Lepsius, Ebers, Brugsch, and Emanuel de. From Wordnik.com. [Oriental Religions and Christianity A Course of Lectures Delivered on the Ely Foundation Before the Students of Union Theological Seminary, New York, 1891] Reference
In the case of names whose meaning is understood, traces of totemism survive in the respect paid to the animal or plant by members of the sept which bears its name. From Wordnik.com. [The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II] Reference
There are no definite marks of totemism in Central and. From Wordnik.com. [Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV] Reference
In the Dakota tribe there is no known evidence of totemism. From Wordnik.com. [Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV] Reference
I have stated that I am doubtful as to whether totemism exists in. From Wordnik.com. [Werwolves] Reference
Texas, Louisiana, and Arkansas, had an approach to specific totemism. From Wordnik.com. [Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV] Reference
The survivals of totemism among the ancient Greeks are very interesting. From Wordnik.com. [Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine] Reference
Where there is no totemism the question of union, of course, does not come up. From Wordnik.com. [Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV] Reference
Aryans of India have exogamy but not totemism, and this is true in part of the Assamese. From Wordnik.com. [Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV] Reference
Among the Eskimo and the Californians no definite signs of totemism have been discovered. From Wordnik.com. [Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV] Reference
Whatever may be the real principle in totemism, it overrules the interest in an abundant food supply. From Wordnik.com. [Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals] Reference
He had studied the totemism and exogamy of the primitive races, and here was his opportunity to understand polygamy. From Wordnik.com. [The Rainbow Trail] Reference
Some may see a reminiscence of totemism in the wolf's fat: in any case the mention of the animal as obtainable is interesting. From Wordnik.com. [The Religious Experience of the Roman People From the Earliest Times to the Age of Augustus] Reference
This brief account of the most important adjunct of totemism may serve to clear the way for the consideration of the totemic system. From Wordnik.com. [Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV] Reference
In order to answer Plutarch's question correctly it is necessary to have some idea of the peculiar custom and belief called 'totemism.'. From Wordnik.com. [Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine] Reference
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