Oath taken by the life of a person

Motif

Oath taken by the life of a person.

Ordaining the future. · Vows and oaths. · Taking of vows and oaths. · view the constellation · filed as M119.8

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed

IndicThe Mahābhārata, Book 12, Section C
IndicThe Mahābhārata, Book 7, Section CLXXXVI
IrishGods and Fighting Men: The Story of the Tuatha de Danaan and of the Fianna of Ireland, Ch. 45CHAPTER XII. THE GREAT FIGHT

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.

JewishNeuman.

Within the index

Filed under Taking of vows and oaths – miscellaneous.

2 finer motifs beneath it

Swearing by one's father and mother Swearing by life of father

Filed beside it

Swearing by the elements: sun, moon, stars, wind Swearing by (clan) gods Vows taken as an old Norse custom at the festival of Yule Vows taken by placing one's foot on a certain post in the hall Swearing on a stone. (Cf. M114.2.)Swearing by "the Seven Things which they serve."Oath by placing hand on genitals

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