Motif
binding injunction or prohibition by honour
binding_injunction_or_prohibition_by_honour
A motif of the Curse, Blessing, and Performative Sacred Speech family, within the sub-family Fidelity, Obedience, and Secrecy Vows. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
celtic irish
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The Ancient Irish Epic Tale Tain Bo Cualnge WITH TWO PAGES IN FACSIMILE OF THE MANUSCRIPTS / MY MOTHER / CONTENTS / PREFACE; lines 705-763 confidence: medium
Geis is described as “an adjuration by the honour of a man”; the adjured person was compelled or duty-bound to do something, or more commonly prohibited from doing it.
The passage defines geis as an adjuration by honour that can compel an action or prohibit one.
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