Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

play judgment becomes real judgment

play_judgment_becomes_real_judgment

A motif of the Divine Judgment and Moral Reckoning family, within the sub-family Moral Causality and Consequence. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.

1 occurrences

1 traditions


islamicate folklore

  • The Arabian Nights Entertainments The Arabian Nights Entertainments; lines 9472-9588 confidence: high

    In the children’s game, Ali Cogia pretends to set a vase before the Cadi; the child Cadi pretends to examine and taste the olives and asks why seven-year-old olives would still be good.

    A mock trial staged by children supplies the procedure and reasoning later followed in the actual case before the Caliph.

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