fetish

a form of sexual desire in which gratification depends to an abnormal degree on some object or item of clothing or part of the body

"common male fetishes are breasts, legs, hair, shoes, and underwear" a charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers excessive or irrational devotion to some activity

"made a fetish of cleanliness"

This article concerns the concept of fetishism in anthropology. Separate articles are devoted to sexual fetishism and the Marxist concept of commodity fetishism.''A fetish (from French languageFrench ''fétiche''; from Portuguese languagePortuguese ''feitiço''; from Latin ''facticius'', "to make") is a natural object believed to have supernatural powers, or in particular an object created by people that has power over people.

History - The concept was coined by Charles de Brosses in 1757, while comparing West African religion to the magical aspects of Ancient Egyptian religion. He and other 18th century scholars used the concept to apply evolution theory to religion. In de Brosses' theory of the evolution of religion, he proposed that fetishism is the earliest (most primitive) stage, followed by the stages of polytheism and monotheism, representing a progressive abstraction in thought. In the 19th century, Philosophyphilosophers such as Herbert Spencer repudiated de Brosses' theory that fetishism was the "original religion". In the same century, Anthropologyanthropologists and scholars of comparative religion such as E. B. Tylor and J. F. McLennan developed the theories of animism and totemism to account for fetishism. Tylor and McLennan held that the concept of fetishism allowed historians of religion to shift attention from the relationship between people and God to the relationship between people and material objects. They also held that it established models of causalitycausal explanations of natural events which they considered false as a central problem in history and sociology.

Practice - Theoretically, fetishism is present in all religions, but its use in the study of religion is derived from studies of traditional West African religious beliefs, as well as Voodoo, which is derived from those beliefs.Blood is often considered a particularly powerful fetish or ingredient in fetishes. In some parts of Africa, the hair of white people was also considered powerful.

Other uses of the term "fetishism" -

In the 19th century Karl Marx appropriated the term to describe commodity fetishism as an important component of capitalism.

Later Sigmund Freud appropriated the concept to describe a form of paraphilia where the object of affection is an inanimate object or a specific part of a person; see sexual fetish.

In the ''Werewolf: The Apocalypse'' roleplaying games, fetishes are weapons or other items with spirits bound to them, enabling said items to do extraordinary things. An example would be a pistol with a hawk-spirit that would always shoot the user's target between the eyes.

In the Capcom game Devil May Cry, Fetish is a powered-up version of the Marionette enemies, with the ability to blow fire and uses yo-yo type weapons instead of blades.

See also -

Hair cut fetishism

Idolatry

Animism

Totemism

Taboo

Conspicuous consumption

the book ''Growth Fetish''

Sexual fetish

External links -

newadvent.org - The Catholic Encyclopaedia: fetishism - quite extensive, well researched, and relatively objective.

femdomart.net - Female Domination fetish - example femdom fetish in drawings.religion-stub Category:Religious !objectsda:Fetichde:Fetischismu s? !(Religion)es:Fetichefa:شیء� ��پرستیfr:Fétichismehe:� �טישיזםnl:Fetisjismeja:� ��ェチpl:Religie? pierwotnept:Fetiche DEBUG REDIRECT (fetishism)

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