In totemism, a particular animal or (less often) some other natural phenomenon or artifact is given a special role as the ancestral being around which the social unit's life is structured. (religion-online.org)
Slavish adherence to «inflation - targeting» and other such totemism and pseudo-science will ruin us all... (nakedcapitalism.com)
This book examines the nature, structure, and anthroplogical function of the primitive systems of meaning, «power», and «magic» known collectively as «totemism.» (firstthings.com)