Motif
Hearth as domestic social center
hearth_as_domestic_social_center
A motif of the Sacred Fire and Divine Light family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
2 occurrences
2 traditions
buryat mongol (1) · shan (1)
buryat mongol
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A Journey in Southern Siberia, the Mongols, Their Religion and Their Myths MY JOURNEY TO THE BURIATS 29 / MY JOURNEY TO THE BURIATS 31 / MY JOURNEY TO THE BURIATS 33 / MY JOURNEY TO THE BURIATS 35; lines 2043-2122 confidence: high
The old-style Buriat house has a raised wooden floor, a central rectangular earth space where fire is made, a smoke hole above, no partitions, and privacy by curtains.
The central fire is explicitly described as the main assembly point where people sit, gossip, transact business, converse, and share drink.
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shan
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Shans at Home, With Two Chapters on Shan History and Literature WOMAN IN WORKING DRESS. / YOUNG MARRIED WOMEN. / A FUNERAL. / THE HOME; lines 4777-4903 confidence: medium
In cold months the sand-hearth fire in the living-room attracts people; friends are received there and offered tea. A stranger may enter the living-room, but only relatives may go beyond it.
The cold-month fire in the living-room attracts household members and visitors, frames hospitality, and is the setting for family conversation.
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