Motif
Apology or respectful address to killed animal
apology_or_respectful_address_to_killed_animal
A motif of the Sacred Exchange and Reciprocity family. 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 2717-2801 confidence: high
Kafir hunters spear an elephant while addressing it as a great captain and mighty chief; after death they apologize, call it a great lord, and solemnly bury its trunk as its hand.
The passage gives examples of hunters addressing an elephant with honorific pleas, apologizing after its death, Stiens begging pardon from killed animals, and Canadians giving a formal speech over dead beavers.
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