Motif
cleansing and healing vapor-bath
cleansing_and_healing_vapor_bath
A motif of the Sacred Law and Social Order family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
2 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 characterized by strength, mild temper, honesty, and use of vapor-baths; the runes of The Kalevala are said often to refer to cleansing and healing vapors of the heated bathroom.
The passage explicitly states that Kalevala runes often refer to the cleansing and healing virtues of vapors in a heated bathroom.
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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, honest, affectionate, and cleanly; the passage notes their use of vapor-baths and Kalevala references to cleansing and healing vapors.
The preface states that The Kalevala often refers to the cleansing and healing virtues of vapors in the heated bathroom.
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