Motif
Beneficent and harmful uses of magical knowledge
beneficent_and_harmful_uses_of_magical_knowledge
A motif of the Sacred Knowledge and Wisdom family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
islamicate folklore
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The Arabian Nights Entertainments The Arabian Nights Entertainments; lines 9138-9247 confidence: medium
The daughter says Amina is Sidi-Nouman's wife, that Amina is a magician, that both women studied under the same mistress, and that Amina must be punished.
The daughter and Amina know the same magical art, while the mother says the daughter does good by her knowledge and the daughter identifies Amina's conduct as wicked.
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