Motif
Animal metaphor for social hierarchy
animal_metaphor_for_social_hierarchy
A motif of the Sacred Knowledge and Wisdom family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
sufi
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The Persian Mystics: Jámí FOURTH GARDEN / LIBERALITY / SELF-SACRIFICE / GALLANTRY AND HUMOUR; lines 1952-1970 confidence: medium
"What injury can the bristles of a porcupine inflict upon the paw of a formidable lion?"
The Arab's reply contrasts porcupine bristles with a formidable lion's paw, using animal imagery to minimize the supposed injury and magnify the chief.
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