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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_L%C3%A9vi-Strauss Lévi-Strauss] looked at the ideas of Firth and Fortes, Durkheim, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malinowski Malinowski], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evans-Pritchard Evans-Pritchard] to reach his conclusions. Firth and Fortes argued that totemism was based on [[physical]] or [[psychological]] similarities between the [[clan]] and the totemic animal. Malinowski proposed that it was based on empirical interest or that the totem was 'good to eat.' In other [[words]], there was [[rational]] interest in preserving the [[species]]. Finally Evans-Pritchard [[argued]] that the reason for totems was [[metaphoric]]. His work with the Nuer led him to believe that totems are a [[symbolic]] [[representation]] of the [[group]]. Lévi-Strauss considered Evan-Pritchard's work the correct explanation.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Totem]

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_L%C3%A9vi-Strauss Lévi-Strauss] looked at the ideas of Firth and Fortes, Durkheim, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malinowski Malinowski], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evans-Pritchard Evans-Pritchard] to reach his conclusions. Firth and Fortes argued that totemism was based on [[physical]] or [[psychological]] similarities between the [[clan]] and the totemic animal. Malinowski proposed that it was based on empirical interest or that the totem was 'good to eat.' In other [[words]], there was [[rational]] interest in preserving the [[species]]. Finally Evans-Pritchard [[argued]] that the reason for totems was [[metaphoric]]. His work with the Nuer led him to believe that totems are a [[symbolic]] [[representation]] of the [[group]]. Lévi-Strauss considered Evan-Pritchard's work the correct explanation.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Totem]

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