Origin of tabus — Mythoi

Motif

Origin of tabus.

Mythological motifs. · Creation and ordering of human life. · Origin of customs. · Origin of laws. · view the constellation · filed as A1587

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed

Reference The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (abridged) , Chapter LX LX. Between Heaven and Earth
Hawaiian Legends of Maui and Hawaiian Legends of Volcanoes , 24 PELE AND KAMA-PUAA
Hawaiian Legends of Maui and Hawaiian Legends of Volcanoes , 27 GENEALOGY OF THE PELE FAMILY
Hawaiian Legends of Maui and Hawaiian Legends of Volcanoes , 28 PELE'S LONG SLEEP
Hawaiian Legends of Maui and Hawaiian Legends of Volcanoes , 29 nOPOE, THE DANCING STONE

Filed across the traditions

Mono-Alu Wheeler 67
Papua Kerr 90. C. Tabu.

Within the index

Filed under Origin of laws.

2 finer motifs beneath it

Tabus instituted by God or creator Tabus instituted by culture hero

Filed beside it

Origin of justice Laws given directly by deity Origin of special penalties Origin of government Origin of kingdom Origin of laws: division of property in a family First surety Origin of laws – miscellaneous

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