Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

Intoxicant as cause of social and ritual disorder

intoxicant_as_cause_of_social_and_ritual_disorder

A motif of the Sacred Substance and Divine Intoxication family, within the sub-family Drinking, Social Disorder, and Religious Dispute. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.

1 occurrences

1 traditions


islamic

  • The Koran (Al-Qur'an) SECTION III / SECTION IV. / SECTION V. / OF CERTAIN NEGATIVE PRECEPTS IN THE KORN.; lines 5925-6004 confidence: high

    The passage states that the true Koranic reasons for prohibiting wine are that its ill qualities surpass its good ones, causing quarrels, disturbances, and neglect or indecency in religious duties.

    Wine is said to produce quarrels, disturbances, and neglect or indecency in religious duties.

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