Motif
Protective charm taken from ritually killed animal
protective_charm_taken_from_ritually_killed_animal
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.
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1 traditions
comparative
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The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 2 of 2) The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 2 of 2) / CONTENTS; lines 3290-3388 confidence: high
A later Isle of Man version used a wren suspended in crossed decorated hoops; boys sang, received coins, gave wren feathers in return, buried the bird in a marginal place, and preserved feathers as shipwreck protection for a year.
Wren feathers are distributed and preserved with religious care as protection from shipwreck for a year.
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