Objects of Special Devotion: Fetishes and Fetishism in Popular Culture

This book demonstrates the importance of the study of fetishes and fetishism in the study of popular culture. Some of the essays cover rather "conventional" manifestations in the world today; others demonstrate the fetishistic qualities of some unusual items. But all illustrate without any doubt that, like the icon, the ritual, and many other items in society, fetishes, fetishism and fetishists must be studied and understood before we can begin to understand the complexity of present-day society.Ray B. Browne is the author of 'Objects of Special Devotion: Fetishes and Fetishism in Popular Culture', published 1982 under ISBN 9780879721916 and ISBN 087972191X.