Motif
desecration of sacred book as defiant self-identification
desecration_of_sacred_book_as_defiant_self_identification
A motif of the Sacred Law and Social Order family, within the sub-family Revealed Command and Divine Authorization. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
islamic
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The Koran (Al-Qur'an) PRELIMINARY DISCOURSE / SECTION I. / SECTION II. / SECTION III; lines 3665-3714 confidence: high
Al Wald Ebn Yazd reads a passage about a rebellious perverse person, sticks the book on a lance, and shoots it to pieces with arrows.
Al Wald identifies himself with the condemned rebellious person and physically attacks the book with a lance and arrows.
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