Totemism

The word “totem,” which comes from the Objibway ( nindotem , “my totem”) has, as its most general meaning, a species of plant, animal, or some other symbolic token that stands for or identifies an individual or a social grouping, such as a clan, moiety, or descent line. As such, it forms a baseline for a great many extensions of human–natural relations including shamanism, ritual, and mythology, all of which were grouped together by early anthropologists under the generic marker “totemism,” as though it provided a justification for their pet project of so‐called primitive cultures

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• Rivages totémiques

  Marie Mauzé•Systèmes de pensée en Afrique noire•1998

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• Totemism, an Analytical Study

  A A Goldenweiser, Alexander Goldenweiser•Journal of American Folklore•1910

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• The Elementary Forms of Religious Life

  Emile Durkheim, Carol Cosman et al.•The Elementary Forms Of Religious…•2009

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