totemism

Englisch - Türkisch

Definition von totemism im Englisch Türkisch wörterbuch: totemizm; {i} totemcilik; ongunculuk

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von totemism im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch: The belief that a person or group has a special mystical relationship to a totem; {i} use of totems to symbolize a group or clan; system of dividing groups or clans according to totems; belief in the a mystical relationship between humans and totems; belief in the kinship of a group of people with a common totem; Complex of ideas and practices based on the belief in kinship or mystical relationship between a group (or individual) and a natural object, such as an animal or plant. The term derives from the Ojibwa word ototeman, signifying a blood relationship. A society exhibits totemism if it is divided into an apparently fixed number of clans, each of which has a specific relationship to an animate or inanimate species (totem). A totem may be a feared or respected hunted animal or an edible plant. Very commonly connected with origin myths and with instituted morality, the totem is almost always hedged about with taboos of avoidance or of strictly ritualized contact. Totem, taboo, and exogamy seem to be inextricably intertwined. See also totem pole; in a tribe by the totem; Superstitious regard for a totem; the worship of any real or imaginary object; nature worship; The system of distinguishing families, clans, etc