Motif
heart bound or snared by beauty
heart_bound_or_snared_by_beauty
A motif of the Sacred Love and Longing family, within the sub-family Lovesickness and Longing. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
sufi
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The Persian Mystics: Jámí INTRODUCTION / EDITORIAL NOTE / INTRODUCTION / THE BABY DARLING; lines 788-861 confidence: high
In 'The Wiles of Absál,' Absál twines her hair as a musky chain to bind his heart, curls it into temptations, darkens her eyes with surma, adorns her brows as bows, and lays rose and musk as a snare for the beloved heart.
Absál's hair is described as a chain to bind the heart, and rose and musk are used to snare the bird of the beloved heart.
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