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chapter21tabooedthings
1theaningoftaboo
thusinpritivesoonialpurityobservedbydivinekings;chiefs;andpriestsagreeinnyrespectsicides;uers
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;enineoftheghtpronounakesnosuindtohihenfeatureofallthesepersonsisthattheyaredangerousandindanger;andthedangerinaginarythedanger;hoaginary;iginationaanasreallyasdoesgravitation;andykillhistherestofthenorspreadfroheistheobjebyntacththeouterworld
totheillustrationsofthesegeneralprinples;first;frohetheporarilyorpeently;ysteriousvirtueoftaboo;andythereforerequiretobebanishedforalongerorshortertifrohefaliarusageofnlifeandtheexalesorethananybodyelse;livefencedaboutbytabooasbyahingsratedinthepresentchapter;andtabooedhenext
2irontabooed
inthefirstplaunderpainofdeath;andnooneytoubodia;foranypurposendinjuly1874thekinghis;aeuropeaningtothespoterlynooneghttouesaighttouourinthebaingofeloyingthelananandsabinepriestsghtnotbeshavedeforthepurposeofbandapigstbeoffered;ovedfrohegroveasageneralruleironghtnotbebroughtintogreeksanerationofthenalorboofsouthrequiresthatladsshouldbeedustafterongstthequisofarizonastoneknives;hatonuse;butareretainedinreligioustoslaythesaongstthejepleatjerusalerinkinganaltartheolde;adeandhadtobekeptinrepairpleofjupiterliberatfurfoghtberepairedberatcyzicussbeingsoarrangedthattheyuldbetakenoutandreplaced
thissuperstitiousobjethatearlytiinthehistoryofsoethingnovelylivinginkindraasednativestothepylevellers;andotherstrangeinstruntsanyoftheirfavouritehaunts;andsooftheroposedtosoothetheangerofthespiritsbysaongtheesthonianpeasantry;ill;tosoinnvenienfortheolditivebaduoolsintillingtheirfields
thegeneraldislikeofinnovation;akesitselfstronglyfeltinthesphereofreligion;issuffitothegods;possiblythisaversionyhavebeenintensifiedinplaces
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bysosuetalfuishesnaybetuedagainstthespiritsetal;ironyobviouslybeeloyedasaetalinanyforeertostilayingtheirliftingyouupatnightnailsinthefrontofabedeninthestratheirbabes;buttokequitesureitisbettertoputthesothingironunderthebed;andthereapinghookinthethefairiessientisofsteelinroons;henanspilloharapeasanteat;froneplatakingpossessionoftheviandsandsokingtheeaterillnosiighttakeadvantageofhisanhasalargesoreonhisbodyhetriestokeeparselofirononitasaproteonsontheslaveastotherseeshereasuresaonoutofthebodyofheroffspring;sheoffersasaon;enteringagainintothebodyofthelittlesuffererhencenychildrenybeseeninthispartofafricaents
3sharpabooed
thereisapriestlykingtothenorthofzenga;reveredbythesotihasthehighestspiritualandteoralauthority;intoentybebroughtthisruleyperhapsbeexplainedbyatheuseofsharpinstruntssolongastheghostofthedeauxofberingstraitduringthedayonittedtoustperforolabourduringthethreefolloent;suents;likeneedlesorbodkins;isalsoforbiddenthisissaidtobedooavoideduringthisperiod;and;ifaustalsobeveryakeanyloudorharshnoisesthatystartleorangertheshadeannerafterkillingatheuseofentsforfourdays;lesttheyshoulduabooissotisobservedbythefearofinjuringhisshadeaybehoveringoutsideofhisbodyafteradeaththerouniansoftransylvaniaareainsinthehouse;orelsethesoultheuseofknivesandneedles;andevenofthetabletheyealandsentybetakenintothehouseofthebursepontifflikesonypriestlykings;heisprobablyregardedasdivine;anditisthereforerightthathissaission
4bloodtabooed
endialiseraesabrahnteaeafterbirth;angotherrulesheisforbiddentokillanythingortoseebloodinthepeleadeonavillageandaheadanaretabooedandhavetosubttourdererthetabooisprobablybasedonthenbeliefthatthesoulor
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spiritoftheanilisinthebloodastabooedpersonsarebelievedtobeinaperilousstateforexale;therelationsoftheslainnareliabletotheattafrotaentofageneralpresuonruleoflifethussooftheesthoniansalssoul;eindiantribesofnorthariannerfroatingthebloodofanyanil;asitntainsthelifeandspiritofthebeastjeetheyhadkilledandvereditupalheblood;oractuallyheblood
itisanrulethatroyalbloodynotbesheduponthegroundhenodeofexeyrebelledagainstthekingofsiandputhiodeathafterthennerofroyaltopiepietytontanatethedivinebloodbyxingit;heentionsthetartarxionekhanproperthatthebloodofthegreatkhanshouldbespiltupontheground;sotheyotheredsohoa;odeofexecutionhoutbloodshedisreservedforprincesoftheblood
therelustobeonlyapartieanorentpeoplesotisdie;buttheyadoptitinordertoesepritivepeoples;anhastobespiltitisnotsufferedtofallupontheground;butisreeaustraliantribesboys;fordbythelivingbodiesofthetribesn;andony;heisseatedontheshouldersofan;onaynotbeiesbloodandpainttheelvesthereeoftheirishdo;butnottheireneesbutfriendsblood;as;naly;attheexeeriongthelatukaofpitintothesoil;ifithasfallenonthesideofaotiveoftheseafriaybeafallingintothehandsofgiittedlythereasonpoutanybloodoftheirsalikedreadofsorenongthebetsileoofdagasallandsogulpeddoanself;sayihing;therangalipresent;theanofanypretensions;theintentionoffallingintothehandsofsorcerers;agiculdharhereby
thegeneralexplanationofthereluforinstance;apartyofnativeshavingetovisitachiefinafinenehechiefgotintoit;butindoingsoasplinterenteredhisf
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oot;andthebloodtritheopedout;draggedtheissionaryshouseknoesthehouseanonthegroundapplieshpeculiarstringencytochiefsandkings;andisobservedintheircaselongafterithasceasedtobeobservedinthecaseofothers
5theheadtabooed
nypeoplesregardtheheadaspeetisexplainedbyabeliefthatitntainsaspiritanhasthreespiritualintes;ofthefirst;adetothisspirit;ixedoilisrubbedontheforeheadthekarenssupposethatabeingtheeffortsofthesevenkelahs;orpersonifiedpassionsbutifthetsobeesheedlessoresethinkthataspiritinjuryofeverykind;henoniesthekortallyinsultediftheheadinbodiansesteetagraveoffenanshead;sooftheanestentrespeesuperstitionexistsangstthelays;foranearlytravellerreportsthatinjavapeopleustbeontheirheadsandifanyperson;andtheydonotbuildhousesaynothersheads
thesasuperstitionastotheheadisfoundinfullforofhisdivinitybysprinklingafeightneitherbetouightnotstepovertheheadofhissleepingediatelytoapplytheohisnose;andsnuffupthesanuniightbetakenbyaslave;oranofanothertribe;orthefireghtbeusedforotherpurposes;suchasoking;andsocausehisdeath