Motif
protective animal-quality charm
protective_animal_quality_charm
A motif of the Sacred Law and Social Order family, within the sub-family Apotropaic Protection and Sympathetic Magic. 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) PREFACE. / J. G. FRAZER. / CHAPTER I. THE KING OF THE WOOD. / MACAULAY.; lines 517-565 confidence: high
Some Bechuanas wear a ferret as a charm for tenacity of life; others wear a mutilated but living insect for a similar purpose.
The ferret, insect, ox hair, and frog skin are worn to transfer or imitate qualities such as resilience or slipperiness.
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