totemism
noun
- belief in kinship with or a mystical relationship between a group or an individual and a totem
- a system of social organization based on totemic affiliations
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈtoʊtəmɪzəm/
noun
Etymology: From totem + -ism.
- The belief that a person or group has a special mystical relationship to a totem
“This is the common story of superstition, from the totemism of savage tribes and the image-worship of semi-civilized peoples on to the heathenism of the Mass.”
“Although you see some representations of animals or gods in the form of animals, there's really no totemism or animism in Egyptian religion.”