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A Consideration of Totemism in Late-Latest Jomon Age Based upon Archaeological Records (2017)
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Recent advance in anthropology have resurrected the term totemism from earlier the theories developed by such scholars as Robertson Smith and E, Durkheim at the beginning of 20th century. The crucial features of totemism are: 1) it represents total emblems of the descent groups; 2) it functions to support solidarity of the group; 3) it has as exogamic function; 4) it invokes taboos against killing certain animals and eating them; 5) it constitutes intimate relationships between human being and...