Motif
food placed on corpse as possible sin-eating survival
food_placed_on_corpse_as_possible_sin_eating_survival
A motif of the Ancestor Rites and Feeding the Dead family, within the sub-family Food, Drink, and Worship for the Dead. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
comparative
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The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 2 of 2) CONTENTS / NOTE. OFFERINGS OF FIRST-FRUITS. / INDEX. / FOOTNOTES; lines 13496-13616 confidence: low
A note reports Moggridge's statement about bread and salt on a corpse as possible sin-eating, but cautions that he lacked personal knowledge and that the evidence should be treated carefully.
The passage reports bread and salt on a corpse and notes that this was interpreted by the informant as a survival of sin-eating.
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