Tabu: stealing from spirits. (Cf. C51.2.)

Motif

Tabu: stealing from spirits. (Cf. C51.2.)

Tabu. · Tabu connected with supernatural beings. · Other tabus in connection with sacred beings. · view the constellation · filed as C91

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Scholars’ trail — 1reference

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

general Irish saints' legend: Plummer cliii (cf. C43, C51.2). – Finnish: Aarne FFC XXXIII 42 No. 53** (cf. C42).

Within the index

Filed under Other tabus in connection with sacred beings.

2 finer motifs beneath it

Tabu: stealing garment from a rock. The rock pursues. (The offended rolling stone.)Tabu: stealing fruits from sacred tree. (Cf. C262.3.)

Filed beside it

Tabu: killing sacred beings Tabu: trespassing sacred precinct Tabu: rudeness to sacred person or thing Tabu: giving security for one excommunicated Tabu: using miracle for trifling purpose Other tabus in connection with sacred beings – miscellaneous

Travels with

Tabu: stealing from god or saint. (Cf. C51.1.2.)

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