Motif
expulsion of cultural innovation to preserve sacred order
expulsion_of_cultural_innovation_to_preserve_sacred_order
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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greek
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The Republic The Republic / THE REPUBLIC / INTRODUCTION AND ANALYSIS.; lines 6352-6417 confidence: medium
Spartan magistrates preserved strict rules over music and poetry; “the new-fangled poet was to be expelled,” and only hymns to the Gods were permitted.
The passage describes severe regulation of music and poetry, admission only of hymns to the Gods, and expulsion of the new-fangled poet.
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