Motif
ritual pollution affecting hunting and fishing success
ritual_pollution_affecting_hunting_and_fishing_success
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.
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 5420-5482 confidence: medium
Australian rules forbid the woman from men's paths and objects, fish, water, crossing water, and fetching camp water; violation can be punished by severe beating or death.
The passage describes restrictions near fish, water, hunting grounds, fishing nets, animal tracks, animal heads, and fishers' shore areas because violations are believed to endanger hunting or fishing success.
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