Motif
tabooed sacred animal causing illness or death
tabooed_sacred_animal_causing_illness_or_death
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 1374-1420 confidence: high
Bechuanas of the Crocodile clan think seeing a crocodile is hateful, unlucky, and harmful to the eyes, yet the crocodile is their sacred object, called father, sworn by, and celebrated in festivals.
Several clan or group examples describe sacred animals whose sight, touch, smell, or capture is believed to cause impurity, disease, bodily change, or death.
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