Motif
Ritual authority pronounces a curse for sacrilege
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A motif of the Curse, Blessing, and Performative Sacred Speech family, within the sub-family Retributive and Dying Curses. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
indigenous australian
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Australian Legendary Tales: folk-lore of the Noongahburrahs as told to the Piccaninnies CONTENTS / PREFACE / INTRODUCTION / ANDREW LANG.; lines 2494-2588 confidence: high
Byamee, called the greatest and mightiest Wirreenun present, rebukes the Mahthi for repeated chatter and laughter during sacred preparations and declares they will no longer speak as men but will bark and howl; he also says hearers of any Mahthi speech will be turned to stone.
The Mahthi’s noisy disrespect during sacred preparations is answered by Byamee’s formal curse, followed by immediate fulfillment and communal awe.
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