Non-Sexual Fetishism

Fixations and affinities that are not erotic: anthropological, sensory, or colloquial.

Fixations and affinities that are not erotic at all: the anthropological and religious sense of 'fetish', collecting and consumer-culture obsessions, sensory pleasures like ASMR, and the colloquial 'fetish' for a hobby or object. Included to map the full breadth of the word.

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CompositionNon-sexualsingle domain

Entries276.9% of the catalog

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Not every fetish is sexual. This category covers the word's other meanings: the anthropological fetish object, the Marxian 'commodity fetish', the collector's and enthusiast's fixations (sneakers, watches, cars, gadgets), sensory pleasures such as ASMR and 'oddly satisfying' textures, and ritual or devotional objects.

These entries are marked non-sexual and are included so the directory reflects the full semantic range of 'fetish', from clinical sexuology to everyday cultural usage.