Comparative mythology corpus

Shunned Contaminating Touch

1 appearances across 1 tradition groups.

Evidence

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TraditionSourcePassageConfidenceEvidenceRecord
Islamic The Koran (Al-Qur'an) CHAPTER XIX. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER XX. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines 24737-24829 medium Touching al Smeri or those he touched is said to cause burning fever; he avoids communication, is shunned, wanders in the desert, and a supposed Samaritan Jewish tribe uses the phrase 'Touch me not.' record