Motif
ritual passage of cattle through fire
ritual_passage_of_cattle_through_fire
A motif of the Sacred Fire and Divine Light family, within the sub-family Purifying, Protective, and Boundary Fires. 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) The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 2 of 2) / CONTENTS; lines 6080-6136 confidence: medium
Need-fires are described as kindled during special distress, especially murrain, with cattle driven through them as sometimes through midsummer fires.
Need-fires are said to be kindled in times of distress and cattle are driven through them, as they sometimes are through midsummer fires.
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