Comparative mythology corpus

Adultery Ordeal By Ritual Drink And Oath

1 appearances across 1 tradition groups.

Evidence

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TraditionSourcePassageConfidenceEvidenceRecord
Islamic The Koran (Al-Qur'an) SECTION V. / OF CERTAIN NEGATIVE PRECEPTS IN THE KORN. / SECTION VI. / OF THE INSTITUTIONS OF THE KORAN IN CIVIL AFFAIRS.; lines 6508-6561 medium A woman suspected of adultery without evidence is tried by drinking the bitter water of jealousy and by an oath of cursing to which she says “Amen”; the passage says this resembles Mohammed’s expedient on a like occasion. record