Motif
archaic or non-iron tool retained for ritual use
archaic_or_non_iron_tool_retained_for_ritual_use
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. 1 of 2) CHAPTER I. THE KING OF THE WOOD. / MACAULAY. / CHAPTER II. THE PERILS OF THE SOUL. / HEINE.; lines 4219-4263 confidence: high
Roman and Sabine priests used bronze rather than iron for shaving; the Arval Brothers offered expiatory sacrifices when an iron graving-tool entered and left the sacred grove.
Bronze, quartz, and stone implements are retained or substituted in contexts where iron is avoided.
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