Motif
Dangerous consumption producing madness
dangerous_consumption_producing_madness
A motif of the Sacred Substance and Divine Intoxication family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
arctic inuit
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The People of the Polar North: A Record OLD OLE : WEST GREENLANDIC TYPE / GABRIEL / THE INVULNERABLE UASE 34S / A STORY OF THE GREAT FAMINE; lines 14686-14779 confidence: high
Many became mad after eating loved ones; human liver is described as worst, causing madness and, even after recovery, loss of hair.
Eating loved ones and especially human liver is said to produce madness, with human liver also associated with loss of hair.
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