Evidence
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| Tradition | Source | Passage | Confidence | Evidence | Record |
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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 3686-3742 | medium | Frazer argues that widespread soul-danger beliefs shaped early kingship: the king's life, tied to the people's welfare and existence, is protected by exact rules or taboos understood as safeguards or lifeguards. | record |