Motif
Avoidance names for dangerous prey animals
avoidance_names_for_dangerous_prey_animals
A motif of the Curse, Blessing, and Performative Sacred Speech family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
arctic inuit
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The People of the Polar North: A Record THE BODY / THE NAME / KNUD RASMUSSEN, WEARING ESKIMO HAIR-FILLET / DEATH; lines 4685-4769 confidence: high
Her husband must not talk to her about hunting or fishing; if mentioning dangerous animals to others, he must use substitute names for bear, walrus, and bearded seal, and must not use serratit magic formulae to prey.
The husband must use alternative names for bear, walrus, and bearded seal when mentioning dangerous animals after returning home.
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