Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

Public humiliation of deceivers

public_humiliation_of_deceivers

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

1 occurrences

1 traditions


sufi

  • The Persian Mystics: Jámí CONTENTS / INTRODUCTION / EDITORIAL NOTE / INTRODUCTION; lines 259-357 confidence: high

    Jámí punishes the originators: N'imat-i Haidarí has his moustache cut off and loses pious garb, while his brother wears a fool’s cap and rides backward on an ass amid public remarks.

    The plotters are punished through visible bodily and costume-based shaming: loss of moustache, loss of pious garb, fool’s cap, and backward ride on an ass.

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