Motif
danger of a sacred or spirit-bearing substance over a tabooed head
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A motif of the Sacred Law and Social Order family, within the sub-family Taboo and Ritual Restriction. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 1 of 2) CHAPTER I. THE KING OF THE WOOD. / MACAULAY. / CHAPTER II. THE PERILS OF THE SOUL. / HEINE.; lines 4464-4506 confidence: medium
Frazer says the vine-spirit embodied in grape clusters would be over the Flamen Dialis's head and might touch it, which would be dangerous for a person in permanent taboo.
Frazer argues that the Flamen Dialis avoided passing under vine clusters because the vine-spirit embodied in grapes might touch his head, dangerous for one under permanent taboo.
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