Motif
magic performed through water and spoken formula
magic_performed_through_water_and_spoken_formula
A motif of the Curse, Blessing, and Performative Sacred Speech family, within the sub-family Blessings, Healing, and Protective Charms. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
islamicate folklore
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The Arabian Nights Entertainments The Arabian Nights Entertainments; lines 8934-9035 confidence: high
Amina realizes he followed her, becomes violently enraged, takes a vessel of water, puts her hand in it, murmurs unheard words, and sprinkles the water on his face.
Amina plunges her hand into a vessel of water, murmurs words, sprinkles the narrator's face, and the transformation follows.
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