Motif
divine presence distributed through an animal species
divine_presence_distributed_through_an_animal_species
A motif of the Divine Intervention and Guidance family, within the sub-family Animal and Nature Helpers. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
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 2207-2282 confidence: medium
The passage says the Samoans had family gods linked to animal species and that the death of one animal, such as an owl, did not kill the god because the god remained incarnate in all animals of that species.
The passage describes Samoan family gods as incarnate in all animals of a species and uses this as an analogy for confusion between individual and species life.
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