Motif
prison as refuge from sin and site of trial
prison_as_refuge_from_sin_and_site_of_trial
A motif of the Initiation and Transformative Ordeal family, within the sub-family Labyrinths, Enclosures, and Liminal Spaces. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
islamic
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The Koran (Al-Qur'an) CHAPTER XI. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER XII. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines 20308-20401 confidence: high
Joseph says, “a prison is more eligible unto me than the crime”; his Lord turns aside their snare, yet they imprison him for a time.
Joseph states that prison is preferable to the crime proposed by the women, and he is later imprisoned despite signs of innocence.
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