Motif
Cleansing and healing bath vapors
cleansing_and_healing_bath_vapors
A motif of the Sacred Waters and Passage Through Water family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
finnish karelian
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Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland DR. J.D. BUCK, / AN ENCOURAGING AND UNSELFISH FRIEND, AND TO HIS AFFECTIONATE FAMILY, / THESE PAGES ARE GRATEFULLY INSCRIBED. / PREFACE; lines 155-244 confidence: medium
The inhabitants are described as strong, hardy, mild-tempered, affectionate, honest, and cleanly; they use vapor-baths, and Kalevala runes often mention the cleansing and healing virtues of heated-bathroom vapors.
The passage explicitly says that Kalevala runes often refer to the cleansing and healing virtues of vapors in the heated bathroom.
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