Motif
dangerous sacred contact through personal objects
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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 4104-4157 confidence: high
The Mikado’s food is cooked in new clay pots and served in new dishes, usually broken after one use; others eating from these dishes or wearing his clothes without leave are believed to suffer swelling, inflammation, and bodily pains.
The passage repeatedly presents dishes, clothing, food, fruit, a tinder-box, and a blanket as objects that transmit sacred or taboo power and harm unauthorized users.
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