Motif
capturing a disease demon with a pathside device
capturing_a_disease_demon_with_a_pathside_device
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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shan
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Shans at Home, With Two Chapters on Shan History and Literature I AND 2, DESIGNS ON THE BORDERS OF TURBANS. / SACRED WRITINGS. / DESIGN FROM COVERLET FOR BED. / DESIGN OF PART OF A BED COVER.; lines 7707-7843 confidence: high
Epidemics are supposed to be caused by bad spirits travelling between districts; offerings are placed beside a path, and a swivel pole is erected to catch the demon of rinderpest.
A pole with a swivel is erected near a path so the demon of rinderpest may be caught as it passes.
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