Motif
Apotropaic mirror repels spirits
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A motif of the Sacred Law and Social Order family, within the sub-family Apotropaic Protection and Sympathetic Magic. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 1 of 2) CHAPTER II. THE PERILS OF THE SOUL. / HEINE. / CHAPTER III. KILLING THE GOD. / FOOTNOTES; lines 10349-10471 confidence: high
Chinese brass mirrors are hung over household idols because evil spirits entering the house and seeing themselves in the mirrors are thought to be scared away.
The note says brass mirrors are hung over idols because spirits who see themselves in the mirrors will be scared away.
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