Motif
ritual plant preparation conferring invulnerability
ritual_plant_preparation_conferring_invulnerability
A motif of the Sacred Treasures and Power Objects family, within the sub-family Protective Charms and Apotropaic Objects. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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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 14703-14846 confidence: high
In Cambodia, a man who sees a certain parasitic plant on a tamarind tree dresses in white, takes a new earthen pot, climbs the tree at midday, puts the plant in the pot, drops it to the ground, and makes a decoction believed to render invulnerable.
The Cambodian parasitic plant is gathered under ritual conditions and made into a decoction said to render the user invulnerable.
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