Motif
Social exclusion through forbidden birth
social_exclusion_through_forbidden_birth
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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hindu
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The Ramayan of Valmiki H. H. WILSON. / THE SUPPLIANT DOVE. / INDEX OF PRINCIPAL NAMES / FOOTNOTES; lines 63078-63190 confidence: medium
A Chaṇḍála is defined as born from an illegal union and described as under social malediction and rejected from human society.
The Chaṇḍála is defined by a forbidden union and described as rejected from human society.
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