Motif
Divine signs overcome enchantment
divine_signs_overcome_enchantment
A motif of the Divine Intervention and Guidance family, within the sub-family Rescue and Protection. 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) CHAPTER VI. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER VII / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines 16504-16585 confidence: high
The magicians use thick ropes and long pieces of wood, contrived to move and twist so distant spectators take them for true serpents; the note points to Kor. c. 20.
The magicians' devices are described as contrived illusion, while the rod-serpent's behavior leads some to judge it not to be enchantment but divine power.
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