Motif
Authorized specialist as innovating keeper of mythic lore
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A motif of the Storytelling and Narrative as Sacred Power family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
andamanese
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The Andaman Islanders: A Study in Social Anthropology CHAPTER III / RELIGIOUS AND MAGICAL BELIEFS / CHAPTER IV / MYTHS AND LEGENDS; lines 7001-7096 confidence: high
The oko-ǰumu in North Andaman and oko-paiad in South Andaman are described as people with special knowledge of spirits and magical remedies and as authorities on Andamanese legendary lore.
The oko-ǰumu/oko-paiad are authorities on legends, elaborate stories from common beliefs, seek originality, and transmit doctrines to followers who may later alter them.
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