Motif
humble claimant interrupts learned authority
humble_claimant_interrupts_learned_authority
A motif of the Sacred Knowledge and Wisdom family, within the sub-family Prophet and Prophetic Mission. 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 A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN / SIXTH GARDEN / JOCULARITY / A WEAVER AND A LEARNED PROFESSOR; lines 2041-2066 confidence: medium
A weaver who had left something in trust with a learned man later came to ask for it back.
The weaver asks the learned professor to return a deposit, is told to wait for the lecture, and then proposes a practical substitution that deflates the professor's formal role.
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