Motif
boundary preventing return of expelled harms
boundary_preventing_return_of_expelled_harms
A motif of the Sacrifice and Offering family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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comparative
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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 3913-3971 confidence: high
The lances were carried outward by relays for five or six leagues; at the end runners washed themselves and weapons in rivers and set up the lances as a boundary preventing the banished evils from returning.
After relay runners carry the lances beyond the city, they wash and set up the lances as a boundary within which the banished evils may not return.
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