tabooism

First, it may be said that in _primitive religions_, notably in fetichism, tabooism, and totemism, there is no recognition of a cosmical unity.

The Approach to Philosophy Ralph Barton Perry 1916

Whether the ancient taboo usages are the remains of older more extensive systems or represent the extreme point to which tabooism was carried by the communities in question the data do not enable us to decide.

Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV Crawford Howell Toy 1877