A mythology of looming threats has created an insatiable appetite for security, which then has to be assuaged through totemic gestures. |
It is something talismanic, totemic, intangible, all-consuming, corrosive, compulsive, elusive, indefinable. |
Others are totemic, involving plants or animals that are symbolic of kin groups. |
But it's a testament to his totemic presence and charisma that he's entirely convincing. |
The iDrum series speaks about how we use icons and objects of pop-culture as totemic representation. |
However, they also travelled widely to trade, find water and seasonal produce and for ritual and totemic gatherings. |