Motif
taboo as insulation of spiritual force
taboo_as_insulation_of_spiritual_force
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.
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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 4159-4217 confidence: high
Frazer says seclusion prevents spiritual danger from reaching or spreading from such persons, and compares taboos to electrical insulators preserving spiritual force from harmful contact with the outer world.
Frazer states that taboos function like electrical insulators, preventing spiritual danger from reaching the persons or spreading from them to the outer world.
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