Motif
Beast rebirth as oath penalty
beast_rebirth_as_oath_penalty
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
shan
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Shans at Home, With Two Chapters on Shan History and Literature NATIVE REST-HOUSES. / UNMARRIED KACHIN WOMEN. / HO VILLAGE LIFE / I42 VILLAGE LIFE; lines 6479-6609 confidence: medium
“May I become a beast in my next life.”
A common oath formula invokes becoming a beast in the next life.
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