Motif
diverting tale opposed to sacred guidance
diverting_tale_opposed_to_sacred_guidance
A motif of the Storytelling and Narrative as Sacred Power family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
islamic
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The Koran (Al-Qur'an) CHAPTER XXX. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER XXXI. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines 29135-29197 confidence: medium
A man purchases a ludicrous story to seduce people from God's way without knowledge and to mock it; shameful punishment is announced.
A person purchases a ludicrous story to seduce others from God's way; the note connects this with heroic romances or songs and tales used to divert listeners.
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