Motif
animal reverence through tabooed killing and eating
animal_reverence_through_tabooed_killing_and_eating
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; lines 3117-3198 confidence: high
The passage contrasts two forms of animal worship: animals are revered and spared, or revered because they are killed and eaten; expected benefits include help, protection, non-injury, flesh, and skin.
The passage describes animals respected and therefore neither killed nor eaten, including totem animals and other revered animals.
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