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Fetishism, the anthropological concept of humankind and their attribution of mystical or spiritual powers to inanimate objects.
Sexual fetishism, the attribution of attractive sexual qualities to inanimate objects.
Fetish clothes, clothing and clothing materials that are subject to fetishes.
Venturi Fétish, an electric sports car.
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fetishism as "a belief in the souls of the departed coming to dwell in anything that is tangible in heaven or on earth".
Fetishism therefore is a stage where God is quietly disregarded, and the worship due to Him is quietly transferred to a multitude of spiritual agencies under His power, but uncontrolled by it.
According to Ellis no coercion of the fetish is attempted on the Gold Coast, but Kidd states that the negro of Guinea beats his fetish, if his wishes are frustrated, and hides it in his waist-cloth when he is about to do anything of which he is ashamed.
Fetishism therefore is a stage where God is quietly disregarded, and the worship due to Him is quietly transferred to a multitude of spiritual agencies under His power, but uncontrolled by it.
A fetish then, in the strict sense of the word, is any material object consecrated by the nganga or magic doctor with a variety of ceremonies and processes, by virtue of which some spirit is supposed to become localized in that object, and subject to the will of the possessor.
Fetishism in Africa is not only a religious belief; it is a system of government and a medical profession, although the religious element is fundamental and colours all the rest.
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