Motif
animal behavior as omen of approaching people
animal_behavior_as_omen_of_approaching_people
A motif of the Prophecy and Systematic Divination family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
amazonian
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The North-West Amazons: Notes of Some Months Spent Among Cannibal Tribes CHAPTER XIV / CHAPTER XV / CHAPTER XVI / CHAPTER XVII; lines 7661-7698 confidence: high
A small wild turkey alights in a clearing and runs in circles; the Indians interpret this as meaning people are coming to the maloka, either friends or enemies, and friendly Indians arrive that evening.
The wild turkey’s circular running is interpreted as meaning that people are coming to the maloka, and friendly people arrive that evening.
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