Motif
Blood contains the animal's life or soul
blood_contains_the_animal_s_life_or_soul
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
Frazer states that the taboo is probably based on the belief that the soul or spirit of the animal is in the blood.
Multiple examples are organized around the belief that blood contains, or is identical with, the animal's life, spirit, or soul.
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