Re: Totemism and Sacrifice

DOBSON JHEF JAMES (gmmds@academic.stu.StThomasU.ca)
19 Apr 1995 18:49:04 GMT

>Human groups are divided into incast and outcast by the use of a totem.
>Ritual sacrifice of the totem establishes a pretext for feeding the
>outcast back into the group in order to stabilize the fertility cycle.

I am interested in this, but could you please express your point a
little more clearly?