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Historians of religion usually assume that religions developed upwards from some common germ which they call Totemism, Animism,
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 11: New Mexico-Philip 1840-1916 1913
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Lubbock in "The Origin of Civilization," Mr. Andrew Lang in "Myth Ritual and Religion," and some of them by Mr.J. G. Frazer in "Totemism," and more recently in "The G.lden Bough," published since these pages were written.
The Science of Fairy Tales An Inquiry into Fairy Mythology Edwin Sidney Hartland 1887
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It would be childish to talk of 'Totemism' in North America, 'Kobongism' in
Modern Mythology Andrew Lang 1878
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By parity of reasoning, the analogy between the Australian Kobong and the American totem is so complete that we may speak of 'Totemism' in Australia.
Modern Mythology Andrew Lang 1878
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I think I have defined totemism, {71} and the reader may consult Mr. Frazer's work on the subject, or Mr. MacLennan's essays, or 'Totemism' in the Encyclopaedia Britannica.
Modern Mythology Andrew Lang 1878
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To the strange and widely diffused institution of 'Totemism' our author often returns.
Modern Mythology Andrew Lang 1878
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"Totemism", illustrated by objects made by indigenous Australian aborigenes, considers that animals, plants and humans can be traced to common ancestors.
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"Totemism", illustrated by objects made by indigenous Australian aborigenes, considers that animals, plants and humans can be traced to common ancestors.
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Frazer at first maintained the religious aspect of Totemism ( "Totemism", Edinburgh,
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 14: Simony-Tournon 1840-1916 1913
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Totemism is a belief of tribal people that they have descended from some common ancestor.
TOTEMISM 2008
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