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PRIMITIVE MAGIC

In the course of their studies of other cultures, anthropologists have reported numerous customs and practices that seem bizarre to the average American.

Many primitive people believe that certain inanimate objects have a will of their own and possess some magical powers.

These fetishes may be simple things like a particular feather of a bird or a unique pebble.

The fetish might have derived its power, according to members of some tribes, from a god who lives within the object and has changed it into a thing of magic.

Fetishes need not only be natural objects, however.

An artifact such as a sculpture or carving is also believed to possess supernatural powers.