concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: totemism

cross-cultural perspectives on death
type: Concept
narrower: totemism

theology
type: Concept
narrower: totemism

totemism
type: Concept
broader: theology
broader: cross-cultural perspectives on death
definition: Totemism is often described as a kinship system linking humans ancestrally to powerful symbols present in the natural world. Totemic systems are said to be built around totems, which are fundamental signs of “kinship” running between human societies or individuals and the surrounding world. [Source: Encyclopedia of Anthropology; Totemism]