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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 many of the cases cited above and in many totemistic regulations there are prohibitions of particular sorts of food.
From Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV by Morris Jastrow
The mother of Ossian in animal shape may be an example of an ancient Celtic totemistic survival.
From The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries by W. Y. Evans Wentz
The two great totemistic regions of the world are Australia and North America, and in each of these the variations of custom run through the gamut of possible differences.
From Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV by Morris Jastrow
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