Motif
ritual reversal of social hierarchy
ritual_reversal_of_social_hierarchy
A motif of the Sacred Law and Social Order family, within the sub-family Civic Order and the Body Politic. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 1 of 2) MACAULAY. / CHAPTER II. THE PERILS OF THE SOUL. / HEINE. / CHAPTER III. KILLING THE GOD.; lines 4808-4885 confidence: high
Berosus is cited for the Babylonian Sacaea: a five-day festival of master-servant reversal in which a condemned prisoner wore royal robes, sat on the throne, exercised royal freedoms, and was then stripped, scourged, and crucified.
At the Sacaea, masters and servants exchange places for five days.
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