Motif
Need-fire generated by friction of prescribed woods
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A motif of the Sacred Fire and Divine Light family, within the sub-family Kindling, Rekindling, and New-Fire Making. 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 14848-14990 confidence: high
Need-fire is said to have been made by friction of oak and fir; other sources say it should be made with nine kinds of wood, unspecified.
The passage records need-fire made by friction of oak and fir, or with nine kinds of wood.
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