Motif
Peaceful resolution after marriage and exchange
peaceful_resolution_after_marriage_and_exchange
A motif of the Sacred Exchange and Reciprocity family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
zulu
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Nursery Tales, Traditions, and Histories of the Zulus, in Their Own Words IZIN G AN EK WANE. / IZINGAXEKWAXE. / UMDHLUBU XESELESELE. / UMDHLUBU NESELESELE.; lines 14103-14130 confidence: high
A town is completed; the king visits; cattle are killed for soldiers to eat and complete the queen’s town; the king lives at the new town and takes Umdhlubu as wife.
After the marriage, report, cattle gift, and parental respects, the passage ends with all living together in peace.
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