Motif
soul vulnerable during eating and drinking
soul_vulnerable_during_eating_and_drinking
A motif of the Sacred Law and Social Order family, within the sub-family Taboo and Ritual Restriction. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
comparative
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The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 1 of 2) CHAPTER I. THE KING OF THE WOOD. / MACAULAY. / CHAPTER II. THE PERILS OF THE SOUL. / HEINE.; lines 3961-4037 confidence: high
Eating and drinking are described as dangerous because the soul may escape from the mouth or be extracted by an enemy's magic; precautions are therefore taken.
The passage explicitly says eating and drinking are dangerous because the soul may escape from the mouth or be extracted by magic.
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