Motif
protective holy boundary around a flock
protective_holy_boundary_around_a_flock
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
sufi
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The Mesnevi OF QONYA. / PREFACE. / IN THE NAME OF GOD, / THE ALL-MERCIFUL, THE VERY-COMPASSIONATE.; lines 7356-7472 confidence: high
Shayban draws a circle around his fold before Friday worship; wolves cannot enter, sheep cannot leave, and the saint’s circle is called a barrier like stone.
A saintly shepherd’s drawn circle prevents predators from entering and sheep from leaving.
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