Motif
avoidance of looking down upon the king
avoidance_of_looking_down_upon_the_king
A motif of the Royal Legitimacy and Sacred Kingship family. 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 II. THE PERILS OF THE SOUL. / HEINE. / CHAPTER III. KILLING THE GOD. / FOOTNOTES; lines 10630-10782 confidence: high
The note says the Korean king rarely leaves the palace; notice is given beforehand; doors must be shut; householders kneel at thresholds holding broom and dust-pan; windows are sealed with paper so no one looks down upon the king.
In the Korean example, upper windows are sealed with paper so no one can look down upon the king.
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