» This article concerns the concept of fetishism in anthropology. For other uses see Fetish (disambiguation). A fetish (from French fétiche; from Portuguese feitiço; from Latin facticius, "artificial" and facere, "to make") is an object believed to have supernatural powers, or in particular a man-made object that has power over others. Essentially, fetishism is the attribution of inherent value or powers to an object. History The concept was coined by Charles de Brosses in 1757, w… (More on Fetishism)