Motif
recognition by exchanged ring
recognition_by_exchanged_ring
A motif of the Recognition Tokens and Identity Proofs family, within the sub-family Material Tokens, Rings, and Talismans. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
islamicate folklore
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The Arabian Nights Entertainments The Arabian Nights Entertainments; lines 6304-6426 confidence: high
Camaralzaman's letter recalls seeing Badoura asleep, giving her his ring, taking hers in exchange, enclosing her ring, and awaiting her reply in the ante-room.
Badoura is transformed from languid indifference to immediate action when she sees her ring enclosed in Camaralzaman's letter, leading to mutual recognition.
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