Motif
intoxication as spirit possession or inspiration
intoxication_as_spirit_possession_or_inspiration
A motif of the Sacred Substance and Divine Intoxication family, within the sub-family Possession, Inspiration, and Revelry. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
2 occurrences
1 traditions
comparative
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The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 1 of 2) CHAPTER I. THE KING OF THE WOOD. / MACAULAY. / CHAPTER II. THE PERILS OF THE SOUL. / HEINE.; lines 4464-4506 confidence: high
Abnormal mental states such as intoxication or madness are described as spirit-entry, possession, or inspiration; wine is considered spirit-bearing both as red plant blood and because it intoxicates.
The passage states that intoxication and madness are regarded as caused by a spirit entering a person, and gives the Aztec wine-god possession example.
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The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 1 of 2) CHAPTER I. THE KING OF THE WOOD. / MACAULAY. / CHAPTER II. THE PERILS OF THE SOUL. / HEINE.; lines 4464-4506 confidence: high
Intoxication and madness are described as caused by a spirit entering a person; wine is treated as a spirit or spirit-containing because it is red juice and because it intoxicates or inspires.
The passage states that abnormal mental states such as intoxication are explained as the entrance of a spirit, and gives wine and pulque examples.
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