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Undid revision 889503747 by L'Origine du monde (talk) Fetishism is not a religious use.
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m Comment: At first, I thought the editor was editing sexual fetishes. As for what I did revert, the general aspect is not a completely religious issue. See the Zuni fetishes article. And the Fetishism article is also about mystical qualities.
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==Anthropological uses==
==Anthropological uses==
* [[Fetishism]], the attribution of religious or mystical qualities to inanimate objects, known as fetishes
* [[Fetishism]], the attribution of religious or mystical qualities to inanimate objects, known as fetishes

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Fetish may refer to:

Anthropological uses

  • Fetishism, the attribution of religious or mystical qualities to inanimate objects, known as fetishes
  • Zuni fetishes, small carvings from various stones made by the Zuni Indians
  • Imiut fetish, in ancient Egypt a stuffed, headless animal skin tied by the tail to a pole
  • Fetish priest, in countries of West Africa, a person who serves as a mediator between the spirit and the living

Sexual

Arts

Business

  • Commodity fetishism, a Marxist concept of valuation in capitalist markets
  • Venturi Fétish, a car produced by Venturi Automobilesiguation
  • Growth Fetish, a 2003 book by Clive Hamilton advocating a zero-growth economy among "developed" nations