Motif
menstruous woman as agricultural protector
menstruous_woman_as_agricultural_protector
A motif of the Sacred Law and Social Order family, within the sub-family Taboo and Ritual Restriction. 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) CONTENTS / NOTE. OFFERINGS OF FIRST-FRUITS. / INDEX. / FOOTNOTES; lines 14370-14430 confidence: medium
Greeks and Romans thought that a field was completely protected against insects if a menstruous woman walked around it with bare feet and streaming hair.
The passage describes a menstruous woman circling a field with bare feet and streaming hair to protect it from insects and mentions similar remedies elsewhere.
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