Comparative mythology corpus

Animal Treated As Kin Before Ritual Killing

1 appearances across 1 tradition groups.

Evidence

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TraditionSourcePassageConfidenceEvidenceRecord
Comparative The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 2 of 2) The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 2 of 2) / CONTENTS; lines 2528-2574 high The Goldi sometimes capture and cage a bear, feed it well, call it son and brother, parade it at a festival, kill and eat it, and suspend its skull, jaw-bones, and ears on a tree against evil spirits; eating the flesh is believed to give hunting zest and courage. record