Motif
religious prohibition of gaming
religious_prohibition_of_gaming
A motif of the Sacred Law and Social Order family, within the sub-family Taboo and Ritual Restriction. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
islamic
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The Koran (Al-Qur'an) SECTION III / SECTION IV. / SECTION V. / OF CERTAIN NEGATIVE PRECEPTS IN THE KORN.; lines 6061-6113 confidence: high
The passage says Mohammedans comply with the prohibition of gaming better than with the prohibition of wine, with common people among Turks and Persians varying in addiction to play.
The passage describes Muslim prohibition of gaming and compares it with restrictions or censures in Greek, Roman, clerical, monastic, and Jewish contexts.
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