Motif
leftover food as magical link to the eater
leftover_food_as_magical_link_to_the_eater
A motif of the Sacred Law and Social Order family, within the sub-family Apotropaic Protection and Sympathetic Magic. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 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 4039-4102 confidence: high
The passage introduces the idea that magical mischief can be wrought through remains of food or dishes from which a person has eaten.
Narrinyeri and Tana examples describe enemies or disease-makers using remains of eaten food to cause harm, prompting concealment, destruction, burial, or sea disposal.
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