Motif
ritual beating to avert harm or purify
ritual_beating_to_avert_harm_or_purify
A motif of the Sacred Law and Social Order family, within the sub-family Purification and Pollution. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
comparative
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The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 2 of 2) The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 2 of 2) / CONTENTS; lines 4926-4994 confidence: high
Squills are said to avert evil and to be used in purificatory rites; the image of Pan and the human scapegoat are beaten with squills or similar plants to remove harmful influences and release reproductive energies.
The passage repeatedly explains beating with squills, branches, rods, torches, nettles, and other implements as removing harmful or malignant influences or making participants healthy.
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