Animal, Totem and Worship
Jiang Dong-yuan
Abstract
Jiang Dong-yuan
Abstract
Totem culture is a peculiar cultural phenomenon emerging in primitive time.Totem is the mark and symbol of the worshiped.The primitive residents thought there existed a certain blood relationship between the animal and mankind.As a result,the animal became the most important totem of worship.As the basis of totem worship,animal worship is,in fact,ancestral worship,which has rigorous taboos.
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Totem culture is a peculiar cultural phenomenon emerging in primitive time.Totem is the mark and symbol of the worshiped.The primitive residents thought there existed a certain blood relationship between the animal and mankind.As a result,the animal became the most important totem of worship.As the basis of totem worship,animal worship is,in fact,ancestral worship,which has rigorous taboos.
Key concepts: Totem, Worship, Symbol (formal), Cultural phenomenon, History, Art, Philosophy, Theology