Motif
communal house-to-house exorcism
communal_house_to_house_exorcism
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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1 traditions
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 3831-3911 confidence: high
Frazer states that certain seasons suit general expulsion of devils; at Point Barrow, Eskimo choose the sun’s return after Arctic winter to hunt Tuña from every house.
Tuña is hunted from every house at Point Barrow, and Iroquois masked men go from hut to hut driving away evil spirits.
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