Motif
Avoidance of raw flesh or blood to prevent spirit contact
avoidance_of_raw_flesh_or_blood_to_prevent_spirit_contact
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 4345-4378 confidence: high
The Flamen Dialis is said to be forbidden to touch or name raw flesh.
The passage connects raw flesh and blood prohibitions with the need to isolate tabooed persons from spirits and avoid ingestion of animal soul or life.
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