Motif
life bound to an animal or plant
life_bound_to_an_animal_or_plant
A motif of the External Soul and Life-Token family, within the sub-family Animal-or-Plant Life Receptacles. 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. 2 of 2) The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 2 of 2) / CONTENTS; lines 7472-7542 confidence: high
Australian men protect bats and women protect owls because their own lives and the lives of same-sex relatives are believed to be bound up with particular bats or owls.
The passage repeatedly states that human lives are believed to be bound up with particular animals or plants, and that harming the relevant being may cause human death.
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