Motif
boundary expulsion as disease removal
boundary_expulsion_as_disease_removal
A motif of the Sacrifice and Offering family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
comparative
-
The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 2 of 2) The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 2 of 2) / CONTENTS; lines 4411-4468 confidence: high
Among the Bhárs, Malláns, and Kurmís, a female black goat or buffalo with grain, cloves, and red lead tied to its back in yellow cloth is turned out beyond the village boundary and not allowed to return.
Multiple rites conduct the bearer to or beyond a boundary, wood, plains, mountains, or jungle, and return of the bearer is associated with return of the disease.
read in the book →