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Prevuius group

Group No. 41


Letter

C. Tabu

Group No.

C0 – C99

Group name

Tabu connected with supernatural beings

Description

C51.1.2.1. Tabu: stealing from sacred booty. Jewish: *Neuman.
 
C51.1.14. Tabu: leaving corpse at shrine. Jewish: Neuman.
 
C51.1.15. Tabu: wearing shoes at shrine. Jewish: Neuman.
 
C51.3. Tabu: revealing name of god. Jewish: Neuman; Egyptian: Müller 109; Chinese: Werner 294.
 
C51.3.1. Tabu: desecration of God's name. Jewish: *Neuman.
 
C51.6. Tabu: falsely claiming the powers of a god. Greek: *Frazer Apollodorus I 80 n. 3; Jewish: Neuman.
 
C53.2. Tabu: arrogance toward deity. Jewish: Neuman.
 
C57.1.1. Tabu: fraudulent sacrifice. India: *Thompson-Balys; Jewish: Neuman.
 
C58. Tabu: profaning sacred day. Irish myth: Cross; Finnish-Swedish: Wessman 18 Nos. 163, 166; Hebrew: Exodus 20: 8 – 11, Neuman; Pauli (ed. Bolte) No. 390. – Swiss: Jegerlehner Oberwallis 308 Nos. 37, 38; 324 No. 147; 328 No. 11; India: Thompson-Balys.
 
C61.1. Tabu: disbelief in God. Jewish: Neuman.
 
C61.2. Tabu: disbelief in immortality. Jewish: Neuman.
 
C61.3. Tabu: disbelief in scriptures. Jewish: Neuman.
 
C62. Tabu: idolatry. Jewish: Neuman.
 
C66. Tabu: murmuring against deity. Jewish: Neuman.
 
C94.1.3. Tabu: discourtesy toward priest (rabbi, etc.). Jewish: Neuman.
 
C94.2. Tabu: false and profane swearing of oath. *Pauli (ed. Bolte) No. 448. – Jewish: Neuman.
 
C94.4. Tabu: calling profanely on God. Daughter of Emperor says to Rabbi: "Your God is a builder; so let him build a tent here." She becomes leprous and must be placed in a tent. (Cf. C51.3.1.) – Gaster Exempla 187 No. 10; Jewish: Neuman.

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