Comparative mythology corpus

Ritual Purification Of Food And Water Through Drowning Or Expulsion Of Death

1 appearances across 1 tradition groups.

Evidence

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Comparative The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 1 of 2) MACAULAY. / CHAPTER II. THE PERILS OF THE SOUL. / HEINE. / CHAPTER III. KILLING THE GOD.; lines 5746-5781 high Popular belief says fruit may be eaten after this day because Death or unwholesomeness has been expelled from it; the river where Death was drowned becomes fit for bathing; neglect of the rite may bring death to a young person or loss of virtue to a girl. record