Motif
plant juice as blood and soul of the plant
plant_juice_as_blood_and_soul_of_the_plant
A motif of the Sacred Law and Social Order family, within the sub-family Taboo and Ritual Restriction. 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. 1 of 2) CHAPTER I. THE KING OF THE WOOD. / MACAULAY. / CHAPTER II. THE PERILS OF THE SOUL. / HEINE.; lines 4464-4506 confidence: high
Plants are described as animate beings that bleed when cut; grape juice is treated as the vine's blood and as the vine's soul or containing its soul.
The passage states that plants may be considered animate beings that bleed, and that grape juice is conceived as the vine's blood and soul.
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