Motif
compulsory hospitality and sharing
compulsory_hospitality_and_sharing
A motif of the Hospitality Test and Stranger Guest family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
chaco amerindian
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An Unknown People in an Unknown Land: An Account of the Life and Customs of the Lengua Indians of the Paraguayan Chaco FEASTS / INDIAN SOCIALISM / INDIAN SOCIALISM / INDIAN SOCIALISM; lines 7846-7888 confidence: high
When rebuked for not making better shelters, they reply that if they built a large hut, others would claim hospitality in bad weather.
The passage repeatedly describes social pressure or native law requiring people to share shelter, food, and possessions.
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