Motif
dangerous menstrual blood, touch, glance, or footprint
dangerous_menstrual_blood_touch_glance_or_footprint
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.
1 occurrences
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 5420-5482 confidence: high
Among the Australian blacks, boys are warned that seeing the blood will cause premature gray hair and loss of strength; women live apart at such times, and males avoid approaching them or crossing their tracks.
The passage reports beliefs that seeing blood, a girl's glance, a woman's touch, or stepping where she has passed can harm men, objects, plants, animals, food, and drink.
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