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title: 'The Philosophy of Fetishism'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
requiresPurchase: false
authors:
- 'Robert Hamill Nassau'
date: 1904-04-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '20th century'
topics:
- 'Non-Christian Religions and Beliefs'
- 'Anthropology (Doctrine of Man)'
scriptures:
- 'Romans 1'
- 'Acts 17'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/20th-century/nassau-1904-the-philosophy-of-fetishism
---

# The Philosophy of Fetishism

Ethnographic study of African 'fetishism': how ngangas consecrate objects (fetishes), taboos (orunda), charms, and the spiritual motives compared to Christian worship.

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