Motif
recognition through a talisman or token
recognition_through_a_talisman_or_token
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.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
islamicate folklore
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The Arabian Nights Entertainments The Arabian Nights Entertainments; lines 6891-7008 confidence: high
Badoura and Haiatelnefous arrange plans; Badoura summons Camaralzaman privately, dismisses attendants, takes the talisman from a small box, and hands it to him while asking its use.
Badoura produces the talisman; Camaralzaman recognizes it as linked to his separation from his beloved, preparing the final disclosure.
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