Motif
Apotropaic expulsion of pestilential influences
apotropaic_expulsion_of_pestilential_influences
A motif of the Sacrifice and Offering family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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confucian
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The Li Ki, Books I-X (The Sacred Books of China: The Texts of Confucianism, Part III; Sacred Books of the East, Vol. 27) BOOK IV. THE YUEH LING / SUPPLEMENTARY SECTION. / Part TL / BOOK V. THE QUESTIONS OF 3ANG-3ZE1; lines 18131-18271 confidence: high
When villagers drive away pestilential influences, Confucius stands at the top of his eastern steps in court robes to keep departed spirits undisturbed in shrines.
Villagers drive away pestilential influences, and Confucius takes a ritual stance to keep departed spirits undisturbed in their shrines.
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