Motif
sacred tree substance inducing inspiration
sacred_tree_substance_inducing_inspiration
A motif of the Sacred Substance and Divine Intoxication family, within the sub-family Possession, Inspiration, and Revelry. 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. 1 of 2) PREFACE. / J. G. FRAZER. / CHAPTER I. THE KING OF THE WOOD. / MACAULAY.; lines 1029-1111 confidence: medium
Another mode of producing temporary inspiration uses branch or leaves of a sacred tree; in the Hindoo Koosh, sacred cedar twigs are burned and the Dainyal inhales the smoke until convulsions and chanting, while Apollo's prophetess ate sacred laurel before prophesying.
The passage identifies a mode of producing inspiration by branch or leaves of a sacred tree, with examples of cedar smoke and laurel eaten before prophecy.
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