Motif
Sympathetic magic through dramatic representation
sympathetic_magic_through_dramatic_representation
A motif of the Sacred Law and Social Order family, within the sub-family Apotropaic Protection and Sympathetic Magic. 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) PREFACE. / J. G. FRAZER. / CHAPTER I. THE KING OF THE WOOD. / MACAULAY.; lines 2649-2713 confidence: high
The passage says these ceremonies were magical charms, not merely spectacles; dramatic representation of spring awakening or May marriage is believed to quicken vegetation or make powers more productive through sympathetic magic.
The passage explicitly states that ceremonies dramatically represent a desired event and are believed to effect or contribute to producing it.
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