Motif
non-return condition for removed disease
non_return_condition_for_removed_disease
A motif of the Sacred Law and Social Order family, within the sub-family Apotropaic Protection and Sympathetic Magic. 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 4411-4468 confidence: high
At Sagar during influenza, a noisy procession of men, women, and children drives out a buffalo or goat purchased by subscription; if it returns, the disease is expected to return and the ceremony must be repeated.
Several examples explicitly state that if the expelled animal returns, the disease returns with it, while non-return is linked with disease cessation.
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