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Definition of Fetiches
1. fetich [n] - See also: fetich
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fetiches
Literary usage of Fetiches
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Ainu and Their Folk-lore by John Batchelor (1901)
"(c) STONE fetiches AND SOME OTHER MATTERS. Rocks in situ as fetiches—Stones as
fetiches—.Stones in riverbeds—Special fetiches for ..."
2. System of Positive Polity by Auguste Comte (1876)
"These new fetiches tended to prevail over all others, ... In virtue of their
inaccessibility, the sidereal fetiches soon give rise to a distinct priesthood, ..."
3. Psychopathia Sexualis, with Especial Reference to the Antipathic Sexual by Richard Krafft-Ebing (1922)
"There are many examples showing that odours of the body become fetiches. This fact
is taken advantage of in the "Ars amandi" by woman either consciously or ..."
4. Western Africa: Its History, Condition, and Prospects by John Leighton Wilson (1856)
"fetiches used to enforce Laws.—The Fear of fetiches illustrated.—Inauguration of
a King. — Revenues. — International Laws. ..."
5. A History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom by Andrew Dickson White (1896)
"But, since exorcisms were found at times ineffectual, other means were sought,
and especially fetiches of various sorts. One of the earliest of these ..."
6. On the South African Frontier: The Adventures and Observations of an by William Harvey Brown (1899)
"... CHAPTER XV MASHONA CHARACTERISTICS AND CUSTOMS Purchasing Ethnological
Specimens—A Primitive Method of Greeting—Marriage Customs—Charms, fetiches, ..."
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