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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
This view, a combination of reverence for ancestors and reverence for animals and plants, thus supplies two features of totemistic organization, but proof is lacking that it is the basis of this organization.
From Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV by Jastrow, Morris
A strange and very interesting peculiarity of certain castes is their totemistic aspect.
From India, Its Life and Thought by Jones, John P. (John Peter)
Beyond taboos on sacred objects there is nothing in the Bantu territory that clearly indicates a totemistic organization of society.
From Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV by Jastrow, Morris
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