Motif
sanctuary boundary with nonviolence and nature taboos
sanctuary_boundary_with_nonviolence_and_nature_taboos
A motif of the Sacred Law and Social Order family, within the sub-family Sanctuary and Asylum. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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islamic
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The Koran (Al-Qur'an) SECTION I. / SECTION II. / SECTION III / SECTION IV.; lines 5622-5672 confidence: high
Mecca as Harm or sacred territory has a third enclosure marked by small turrets; within it one may not attack an enemy, hunt, fowl, or cut a tree branch, which is given as the reason Meccan pigeons are sacred.
The Harm around Mecca is marked by turrets and prohibits attacking enemies, hunting, fowling, and cutting tree branches.
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