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TOTEMISM [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1983-05-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Archaeology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- totemism 1, record 1, English, totemism
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
a social, familial organization based on totems and the belief in them. 1, record 1, English, - totemism
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Archéologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- totémisme 1, record 1, French, tot%C3%A9misme
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1982-11-23
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Anthropology
- Philosophy (General)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- totemism 1, record 2, English, totemism
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... the specific socialization of emotional values that had been generally realized in the course of the association of man with nature. 1, record 2, English, - totemism
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Totemism is ... a particular instance of a much more general phenomenon, one indeed that all societies have to face: the problem of how men perceive, select, intellectually order, and socially structure the similarities and differences in both the natural and cultural realms respectively, and how connections are established between these two orders. 1, record 2, English, - totemism
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Anthropologie
- Philosophie (Généralités)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- totémisme
1, record 2, French, tot%C3%A9misme
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La notion de totémisme a pour base la croyance à l'existence d'une relation entre des hommes ou des groupes d'hommes d'une part, une espèce animale ou végétale d'autre part. 1, record 2, French, - tot%C3%A9misme
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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