Motif
divination to identify a thief
divination_to_identify_a_thief
A motif of the Prophecy and Systematic Divination family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
melanesian
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The Melanesians of British New Guinea WAR CHARMS. / LOVE CHARMS. / WEATHER CHARMS. / DIVINATION.; lines 10758-10813 confidence: high
“divination was only used to discover thieves.”
The passage explicitly states that divination is used to discover thieves and gives procedures for identifying the thief.
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