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He was, and apparently remains, haunted by totemistic objects.
From Time Magazine Archive
It seems so primitive, totemistic even, like cowry shells.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
In this way it will be possible to give a sketch of totemistic forms and suggestions, if not a history of totemism.
From Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV by Morris Jastrow
In West Africa also definite totemistic organization has not been found.
From Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV by Morris Jastrow
The religious circumstances of Egypt as narrated by Juvenal and Diodorus have the strongest resemblance to the totemistic state of society described above.
From History of Religion A Sketch of Primitive Religious Beliefs and Practices, and of the Origin and Character of the Great Systems by Allan Menzies
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