Motif
dangerous transitional state marked by untouchability and separate 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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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 5315-5379 confidence: medium
The Macusis girl cooks at a separate fire in her own vessel; a magician mutters charms and breathes on her and valuable contacted items; her pots and drinking vessels are broken and buried; after bathing she is beaten by her mother with rods and later is described as clean.
The girls are described as unclean, restricted from contact, made to use separate fire or vessels, or subject to disposal of used vessels.
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