Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

Social exclusion through forbidden birth

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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.

1 occurrences

1 traditions


hindu

  • 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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