Motif
sacred restricted ritual space
sacred_restricted_ritual_space
A motif of the Sacred Law and Social Order family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
2 occurrences
2 traditions
finnic (1) · native american southwest (1)
finnic
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Finno-Ugric, Siberian Mythology FAMILY GODS / FAMILY GODS / PLATE XI / FAMILY GODS; lines 5301-5394 confidence: high
The kuala is described as a village sanctuary with religious significance, sometimes so sacred that women are not allowed to enter, and likened in development to a temple influenced in some areas by Tatar Mohammedan prayer-houses.
The kuala could be considered so sacred that women were not allowed to enter, and the Vorsud case is described as forbidden to women and strangers to approach.
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native american southwest
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The Zuñi Indians: Their Mythology, Esoteric Fraternities, and Ceremonies CEKEMOXY FOK-TIIK CUKE OK SOKE TIIHOAT / ALTAR OF MA'KE 'HLAN'NAKWE (GREAT FIRE FRATERNITY; / MA'TKK THLAN'NAKWE 493 / NTKVKNSON; lines 27688-27701 confidence: medium
No one must stand directly over the excavation sacred to Na'ke'e or before the ladder.
A rule prohibits standing over the excavation sacred to Na'ke'e or before the ladder.
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