Comparative mythology corpus

Iron Taboo In Sacred Persons, Rites, And Structures

1 appearances across 1 tradition groups.

Evidence

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Comparative The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 1 of 2) CHAPTER I. THE KING OF THE WOOD. / MACAULAY. / CHAPTER II. THE PERILS OF THE SOUL. / HEINE.; lines 4219-4263 high In Corea no one may touch the king; his touch makes a subject's touched spot sacred and requires a lifelong visible mark, and iron may not touch the king's body. record