Motif
Hidden idol as false object of devotion
hidden_idol_as_false_object_of_devotion
A motif of the Recognition Tokens and Identity Proofs family, within the sub-family Food Tokens, Hidden Idols, and Religious Tests. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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sufi
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The Persian Mystics: Jámí CONTENTS / INTRODUCTION / EDITORIAL NOTE / INTRODUCTION; lines 471-576 confidence: high
The Palace of Pleasure is painted with love-entwined figures of Yúsuf and Zulaikha; a hidden golden idol with jewelled eyes represents Zulaikha's love, and she says she hides it from the angry eyes of her god if she swerves from religion.
The golden idol with jewelled eyes represents Zulaikha's love, is hidden behind a curtain, and is later shattered as her old dream is destroyed.
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