Motif
mysterious ritual punishment followed by compassion
mysterious_ritual_punishment_followed_by_compassion
A motif of the Divine Judgment and Moral Reckoning family, within the sub-family Repentance and Mercy. 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 1740-1858 confidence: medium
The porter brings a howling dog to Zobeida; she whips it, then she and the dog look at each other sorrowfully and weep; she wipes its eyes, kisses it, and orders it returned to the closet.
Zobeida whips each dog, then weeps with it, wipes its eyes, and kisses it, suggesting an unexplained repeated ceremony.
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