Motif
Atonement after killing sea animals
atonement_after_killing_sea_animals
A motif of the Sacrifice and Offering family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
inuit
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The Central Eskimo SOCIAL ORDER AND LAWS. / RELIGIOUS IDEAS AND THE ANGAKUNIRN (PRIESTHOOD). / SEDNA AND THE FULMAR. / THE TORNAIT AND THE ANGAKUT.; lines 7594-7690 confidence: high
Regulations on eating and working are connected with Sedna and watched by the angakut; “all sea animals have originated from her fingers,” requiring atonement for killed animals; women stop work for a seal and rest three days after ground seal, walrus, or whale capture.
Sea animals are said to originate from Sedna’s fingers, and every killed animal requires atonement; work-rest rules follow certain captures.
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