Motif
Agricultural taboo intended to prevent crop injury
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A motif of the Sacred Law and Social Order family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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comparative
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The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 2 of 2) CONTENTS / NOTE. OFFERINGS OF FIRST-FRUITS. / INDEX. / FOOTNOTES; lines 15521-15650 confidence: medium
The note says ancient Italian law forbade women to walk on highroads while twirling a spindle because this was supposed to injure crops.
The note describes an ancient Italian law forbidding women to twirl a spindle on highroads because the act was believed to injure crops.
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