Motif
taboo on eating a vital animal part
taboo_on_eating_a_vital_animal_part
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. 2 of 2) The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 2 of 2) / CONTENTS; lines 2971-3035 confidence: high
A half-breed Choctaw report says Indians had a story somewhat resembling Jacob wrestling with an angel and that full-blooded Indians separated the sinew; accounts differ on whether it was eaten as a rarity or avoided like ancient Jews.
Multiple reports describe a rule of removing, discarding, or avoiding a leg sinew from hunted animals, with danger or misfortune attached to eating it.
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