Motif
Animal avoidance and sacred animal protection
animal_avoidance_and_sacred_animal_protection
A motif of the Sacred Law and Social Order family, within the sub-family Taboo and Ritual Restriction. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
comparative
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The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 2 of 2) The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 2 of 2) / CONTENTS / NOTE. OFFERINGS OF FIRST-FRUITS. / INDEX.; lines 11072-11304 confidence: medium
Entries state that a rattlesnake is not killed, include superstition about killing sables, note that a turtle is not eaten by the Samoans, and say birds and beasts of the wood are held sacred by the Samogitians.
Entries list animals not killed or not eaten and animals held sacred, including rattlesnake, sables, turtle, and birds and beasts of the wood.
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