Motif-Index of Folk-Literature/Volume 1/C

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1362544Motif-Index of Folk-Literature, Volume 1 — Detailed Synopsis: C. Tabu1955Stith Thompson


C. TABU

DETAILED SYNOPSIS

C000—C99. Tabu connected with supernatural beings
C0. Tabu: contact with supernatural
C10. Tabu: profanely calling up spirit (devil, etc.)
C20. Tabu: calling on ogre or destructive animal
C30. Tabu: offending supernatural relative
C40. Tabu: offending spirits of water, mountain, etc.
C50. Tabu: offending the gods
C70. Tabu: offending other sacred beings
C90. Other tabus in connection with sacred beings
C100—C199. Sex tabu
C100. Sex tabu
C110. Tabu: sexual intercourse
C120. Tabu: kissing
C130. Tabu connected with puberty
C140. Tabu connected with menses
C150. Tabu connected with childbirth
C160. Tabu connected with marriage
C170. Tabu connected with husband's or wife's relatives
C180. Tabu confined to one sex
C190. Sex tabu — miscellaneous
C200—C299. Eating and drinking tabu
C200—C249. Eating tabus
C200. Tabu: eating (general)
C210. Tabu: eating in certain place
C220. Tabu: eating certain things
C230. Tabu: eating at certain time
C240. Tabu: eating food of certain person
C250—C279. Drinking tabus
C250. Tabu: drinking
C260. Tabu: drinking at certain place
C270. Tabu: drinking certain things
C280. Miscellaneous eating and drinking tabus
C300—C399. Looking tabu
C300. Looking tabu
C310. Tabu: looking at certain person or thing
C320. Tabu: looking into certain receptacle
C330. Tabu: looking in certain direction
C400—C499. Speaking tabu
C400. Speaking tabu
C410. Tabu: asking questions
C420. Tabu: uttering secrets
C430. Name tabu
C440. Origin tabu
C450. Tabu: boasting
C460. Laughing tabu
C480. Tabu: other vocal expressions
C490. Other speaking tabus
C500—C549. Tabu: touching
C500. Tabu: touching
C510. Tabu: touching tree (plant)
C520. Tabu: touching ground
C530. Tabu: touching (miscellaneous)
C550—C599. Class tabu
C550. Class tabu
C560. Tabu: things not to be done by certain class.
C600—C699. Unique prohibitions and compulsions
C600—C649. The one forbidden thing
C600. Unique prohibition
C610. The one forbidden place
C620. Tabu: partaking of the one forbidden object
C630. Tabu: the one forbidden time
C640. Unique prohibition — miscellaneous
C650—C699. The one compulsory thing
C650. The one compulsory thing
C680. Other compulsions
C700—C899. Miscellaneous tabus
C700. Miscellaneous tabus
C710. Tabus connected with other-world journeys
C720. Tabu: attending toilet needs
C730. Tabu: resting
C740. Tabu: doing deed of mercy or courtesy
C750. Time tabus
C770. Tabu: overweening pride
C780. Tabu: buying, selling, etc.
C810. Tabu: heeding persuasive person or thing
C820. Tabu: finding certain secret
C830—C899. Unclassified tabus
C830. Unclassified tabus
C900—C999. Punishment for breaking tabu
C900. Punishment for breaking tabu
C910. Permanent sign of disobedience for breaking tabu
C920. Death for breaking tabu
C930. Loss of fortune for breaking tabu
C940. Sickness or weakness for breaking tabu
C950. Person carried to other world for breaking tabu
C960. Transformation for breaking tabu
C980. Miscellaneous punishments for breaking tabu