Motif
religious reverence for an outside cultural hero
religious_reverence_for_an_outside_cultural_hero
A motif of the Culture Hero and Founder family, within the sub-family Religious Conversion, Synthesis, and Cult. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
ainu
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Aino Folk-Tales LOCAL SECRETARIES. / HONORARY SECRETARIES. / INTRODUCTION. / AINO FOLK-LORE.; lines 266-349 confidence: medium
He cites Japanese influence in language, customs, and religion, including sake libations to gods, an apparently archaic Japanese word for prayer, and reverence for the Japanese hero Yoshitsune.
The passage states that the medieval Japanese hero Yoshitsune is generally allowed to be held in religious reverence by Ainos.
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