Motif
Food taboo protecting an animal heart from a dog
food_taboo_protecting_an_animal_heart_from_a_dog
A motif of the Sacred Law and Social Order family, within the sub-family Taboo and Ritual Restriction. 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 13084-13161 confidence: medium
“a dog must never be permitted to eat the heart of a salmon”; the note adds that the heart is cut out before sale to prevent this.
The cited statement says a dog must not eat a salmon heart, and the heart is removed to prevent this.
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