Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

oracle objects kept in a sacred or idol temple

oracle_objects_kept_in_a_sacred_or_idol_temple

A motif of the Prophecy and Systematic Divination family, within the sub-family Oracles and Prophetic Agents. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.

1 occurrences

1 traditions


islamic

  • The Koran (Al-Qur'an) SECTION III / SECTION IV. / SECTION V. / OF CERTAIN NEGATIVE PRECEPTS IN THE KORN.; lines 6061-6113 confidence: medium

    The passage describes idolatrous Arabs practicing divination by arrows that were headless and featherless and kept in an idol temple where they were consulted.

    The divining arrows are kept in the temple of an idol and consulted in the idol's presence.

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