Motif
purification after contact with death
purification_after_contact_with_death
A motif of the Sacred Law and Social Order family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
2 occurrences
2 traditions
samoan (1) · zoroastrian (1)
samoan
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Samoa, A Hundred Years Ago And Long Before CHAPTER XI. / MORTALITY, LONGEVITY, DISEASES, ETC. / CHAPTER XII. / DEATH AND BURIAL.; lines 3834-3925 confidence: high
No food is eaten under the same roof as the corpse; attendants avoid handling food and are fed by others; the household god is believed to punish violation with baldness and tooth loss; the fifth day is a purification with hot water.
The fifth day is designated for purification, using hot water on face and hands before people are considered clean and resume ordinary eating.
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zoroastrian
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The Zend-Avesta, Part I: The Vendidad INTRODUCTION. / FARGARD V 48 / FARGARD VII 74 / CONTENTS. IX; lines 309-344 confidence: high
“Purification of the house where a man has died” and “Funerals” are listed under Fargard VIII.
Multiple contents entries concern purifying places, paths, people, and fire after death or corpse contact.
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