Motif
riddle observance connected with dreams, divination, or corpse presence
riddle_observance_connected_with_dreams_divination_or_corpse_presence
A motif of the Prophecy and Systematic Divination family, within the sub-family Divination Methods and Implements. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
comparative
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The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 2 of 2) CONTENTS / NOTE. OFFERINGS OF FIRST-FRUITS. / INDEX. / FOOTNOTES; lines 13496-13616 confidence: medium
A note compares Huron dream-subject riddles, riddles as superstitious observance or possible divination, and a Bolang Mongondou rule that riddles may be asked only when there is a corpse in the village.
The passage describes dream-subject demands in riddle form and notes a restriction on asking riddles when a corpse is in the village.
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