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Sigmund Freud's Totem and Taboo delves into the origins of religious and social institutions, proposing that primitive societies experienced a taboo against incest, which led to the development of totemism and other social structures. The book also examines the role of the unconscious in human behavior and the influence of primitive instincts on modern civilization.
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