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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
The amours of Zeus, then, are probably traceable to the common habit of deriving noble descents from a god, and in the genealogical narrative older totemistic and other local myths found a place.**
From Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) by Lang, Andrew
The remaining districts of Australia have been less carefully investigated than the central and southern parts, and information about their totemistic customs is not always satisfactory.
From Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV by Jastrow, Morris
This combination of more definite totemistic conceptions is not found in any other member of the Siouan stock.
From Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV by Jastrow, Morris
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