Religion

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• Religious services. V0
• Objects of worship. V1
• Worship of particular gods and goddesses. V1.1
• Worship of one god. V1.1.1
• Worship of spirits. V1.2
• Worship of fairies. V1.2.1
• Worship of devil. V1.2.2
• Worship of "disar". V1.2.3
• Worship of angels. V1.2.4
• Worship of ancestors. V1.3
• Worship of heavenly bodies. V1.4
• Worship of the sky. (Cf. A210.) V1.4.1
• Worship of the sun. (Cf. A220.) V1.4.2
• Worship of moon. (Cf. A240.) V1.4.3
• Worship of stars. (Cf. A250.) V1.4.4
• Worship of manifestations in nature. V1.5
• Worship of clouds. (Cf. A283.) V1.5.1
• Worship of thunder. (Cf. A284.) V1.5.2
• Worship of wind. (Cf. A282.) V1.5.3
• Worship of storm. (Cf. A281.) V1.5.4
• Worship of dawn. (Cf. A270.) V1.5.5
• Worship of light. (Cf. A260.) V1.5.6
• Worship of rainbow. (Cf. A288.) V1.5.6.1
• Worship of frost. (Cf. A289.1.) V1.5.7
• Worship of elements of nature. V1.6
• Worship of earth. (Cf. A400.) V1.6.1
• Worship of mountains and hills. (Cf. A495.) V1.6.1.1
• Worship of water. (Cf. A420.) V1.6.2
• Worship of water-goddess. V1.6.2.0.1
• Sacred rivers and lakes. (Cf. A425.) V1.6.2.1
• Worship of sea. (Cf. A421.) V1.6.2.2
• Worship of fire. (Cf. A493.) V1.6.3
• Sacred fire. V1.6.3.1
• (Sacrificial) fire from which all others must be lighted. V1.6.3.1.1
• Worship of minerals and metals. (Cf. A492.) V1.6.4
• Sacred stones. V1.6.4.1
• Sacred shells. V1.6.4.2
• Worship of trees and plants. (Cf. A430, C51.2.2.) V1.7
• Sacred tree. V1.7.1
• Sacred oak. V1.7.1.1
• Sacred ash. V1.7.1.2
• Sacred yew. V1.7.1.3
• Sacred bo-tree. V1.7.1.4
• Worship of animals. V1.8
• Cow worship. V1.8.1
• Bull worship. V1.8.1.1
• Horse worship. V1.8.2
• Dog worship. V1.8.3
• Swine worship. V1.8.4
• Wolf worship. V1.8.5
• Serpent worship. V1.8.6
• Bird worship. (Cf. A132.6.1.) V1.8.7
• Dragon worship. V1.8.8
• Lion worship. V1.8.9
• Ass worship. V1.8.10
• Fish worship. V1.8.11
• Worship of tools and implements. V1.9
• Plow worship. (Cf. A432.) V1.9.1
• Worship of weapons. V1.9.2
• Worship of hammer (axe). V1.9.3
• Worship of fetish. (Cf. D1274.) V1.10
• Man worships a cake which from time to time he eats. V1.10.1
• Cult of heads. V1.10.2
• Sacred feather. V1.10.3
• Worship of idols. (Cf. Q558.12, V11.10.) V1.11
• Worship of golden calf. V1.11.1
• Worship of stone idols. V1.11.2
• Worship of wooden idol. V1.11.3
• Value of religious exercises. V4
• Religious exercises weighed in balance. A son doubts whether the words spoken by the priests to whom his father has willed a sum of money is worth so much. The words are put on paper and are found to outweigh the money. V4.1
• Negligence in religious exercise. (Cf. Q223.) V5
• Virgin Mary reproves a monk who sleeps at altar. V5.1
• Negligent priests buried under bags filled with words omitted from service. V5.2
• Devils cause monk to perspire and stay away from church service. V5.3
• Religious sacrifices. V10
• Goddess prevents suicide of man despairing of ability to make sacrifice. V10.1
• God dislikes offerings beyond one's ability. V10.2
• Power to which sacrifice is made. V11
• Sacrifice to tree. (Cf. V1.1.) V11.1
• Sacrifice to sea. V11.2
• Sacrifice to river. V11.2.1
• Sacrifice to stone. V11.3
• Sacrifices to Confucius. V11.4
• Sacrifice to wind. V11.5
• Sacrifice to the dead. (Cf. A108.1.) V11.6
• Human sacrifice in connection with funeral. (Cf. S260.1.) V11.6.1
• Animal sacrifice in connection with funeral. V11.6.2
• Sacrifice to animal. V11.7
• Sacrifice to serpent. V11.7.1
• Sacrifice to saint. V11.8
• Sacrifice to deity. V11.9
• Sacrifice to unknown god. V11.9.1
• Sacrifice to idols. (Cf. V1.11.) V11.10
• Nature of sacrifice. V12
• Blood as sacrifice. V12.1
• Jewels as sacrifice to sea. (Cf. V11.2.) V12.2
• Skulls as sacrifice to a god. V12.3
• Animals as sacrifice. V12.4
• Sacrifice of animals at the edification of a temple. V12.4.0.1
• Dog as sacrifice. V12.4.1
• Fish as sacrifice. V12.4.10
• Bird as sacrifice. V12.4.11
• Cat as sacrifice. V12.4.2
• Pig as sacrifice. V12.4.3
• Hog as sacrifice. V12.4.3.1
• Ox (bull) as sacrifice. V12.4.4
• Cow as sacrifice. V12.4.4.1
• Heifer as sacrifice. V12.4.4.1.1
• Calf as sacrifice. V12.4.4.2
• Goat as sacrifice. V12.4.5
• Sheep (ram) as sacrifice. V12.4.6
• Hare as sacrifice. V12.4.7
• Ass as sacrifice. V12.4.8
• Horse as sacrifice. V12.4.9
• Gold as sacrifice to false wooden god. V12.5
• Thrall as sacrifice. V12.6
• Eyes (human or animal) as sacrifice. V12.7
• Flowers as sacrifice. V12.8
• Libations. Drink poured out to the gods. V12.9
• Incense as sacrifice. V12.10
• Sacrifice made when treasure is found. V13
• Sacrifice must be without blemish. V14
• Sacrifice: olive branch laid on altar of Mercy. V15
• Sacrifice at religious festivals. V16
• Sacrifices at Passover. V16.1
• Purpose of sacrifice. V17
• Sacrifice to deity in order to obtain favors. V17.0.1
• Sacrifice for a good year, crops. V17.1
• Sacrifice after committing a sin. V17.2
• Sacrifice to get help in danger. V17.3
• Sacrifice for good weather. (Cf. V17.1.) V17.4
• Sacrifice to get snow and good conditions for skiing. V17.4.1
• Sacrifice to get knowledge. V17.5
• Sacrifice to find out where abducted daughter is. V17.5.1
• Sacrifice in order that king may live 300 years. (Cf. F571.7.) V17.6
• Sacrifice to deity for return of abducted persons. V17.7
• Sacrifice at edification of temple. (Cf. V12.4.0.1.) V17.8
• Sacrifice by women at childbirth. V17.9
• Ceremony of sacrifice. V18
• Religious sacrifices – miscellaneous. V19
• Rising smoke as sign of acceptance of sacrifice. V19.1
• Confession of sins. V20
• Protection of sinners by confession. V20.1
• A man without a confessor is a body without a head. V20.1.1
• Confessor as "soul-friend". V20.1.2
• Confession brings forgiveness of sin. V21
• Sincere confession miraculously obliterated as sign of forgiveness. V21.1
• Woman confesses murder: unharmed by execution fire. V21.2
• Confession of monk who intended to rob monastery brings forgiveness. Eventually elected prior. V21.3
• Prior pardons sinning friar who has confessed. V21.4
• Sinner confesses before sinning and thus is pardoned. V21.5
• Sinner's tearmarks on written confession cause bishop to pardon his sins. V21.6
• Condemnation because of death without confession. (Cf. Q223.4.) V22
• Miracle to permit confession. V23
• Unshriven man restored to life in order to confess. (Cf. V251.) V23.1
• Dumb man recovers speech in order to confess. V23.2
• Miraculous manifestation at confession. V24
• Confession of sins of a pilgrim calms a great storm at sea. V24.1
• Easy confession not effective. V25
• Man returns from dead to protest against priest who has been too easy with him at confession. V25.1
• Confession without giving up sin punished. V25.2
• Penance magically concluded by confession. V27
• Confession – miscellaneous motifs. V29
• Search for confessor. Great sinner sent from one confessor to another. All say that his sins are too great for forgiveness. Finally he succeeds. V29.1
• Monks shrive selves clean under threat of complete exposure of their sins by brother possessed of fiend. V29.2
• Miracle attests fact that man does not need to confess. He hangs his sack on a sunbeam. V29.3
• Sodomist makes sport of confession. V29.4
• Unnecessary for husband to confess as his wife has already done it for him. V29.5
• Penitent brings manuscript of sins to confession. V29.6
• List of sins: schedule is returned miraculously cleansed of all his sins. V29.6.1
• Confessor and penitent exchange confidences. Balance sins and cancel wrongs. V29.7
• The devil goes to confession. Performs very severe penance, but cannot bear to humble himself and to stoop before the altar. (Cf. G303.16.9.) V29.8
• Extortionate confessor demands golden statue. V29.9
• Sacrament. V30
• The eaten god. V30.1
• Flesh of Artemis eaten as quail or bear. V30.1.1
• Unconsecrated host. V31
• Host taken away from sinful priest. V31.1
• Unconsecrated host ineffective. V31.2
• Unconsecrated host refused. V31.3
• Altar casts away host with louse baked in it. V31.4
• Devil eats unblessed bread. V31.5
• Host miraculously given when it is refused a man by the priest. V32
• Incredulity as to sacredness of host punished. V33
• Incredulity as to sacredness of host confounded by miraculous appearance. V33.1
• Incredulity of true transformation of host banished by actual appearance of Jesus's body and blood. V33.1.1
• Miraculous working of the host. V34
• Host cures disease. V34.1
• Princess sick because toad has swallowed her consecrated wafer. V34.2
• Man who has received sacrament overcomes enemy, a blasphemer. V34.3
• Clothes of knight who kneels in mud before host as it passes miraculously kept clean. V34.4
• The stolen sacrament. V35
• Jews bribe woman to steal host for them: miraculous manifestations. V35.1
• Horse kneels before stolen sacrament. V35.1.1
• Sacred image miraculously appears on stolen sacrament. (Cf. V39.5.) V35.1.2
• Stolen sacred hosts put into coffin. Before death, a woman asks to put a bag into coffin. It is filled with hosts. (Cf. C55, D1031.1.1.) V35.2
• Sacrament – miscellaneous motifs. V39
• Man considering self unworthy to receive host given it by God himself. V39.1
• Wicked woman unable to endure presence of host at mass. V39.2
• Sacrament effective even from unworthy priest. Man who has refused such a sacrament shown a vision of a leper giving men good water without harm. V39.3