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The motif Baptism is a part of: Ritual
Keywords:
Baptism, consecration, christianity, transformation
Description of this motif: Baptism with water is a wellknown ritual in the christian church, that can be traced back in time to the earliest christianity; St John the Baptist. Baptism is a consecration to Christ, his sacrificial death, Gods grace and forgiving and resurrection into eternal life.
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The tales are sorted by year. The leading numbers refer to the number of occurrences of the motif in the respective texts.
- 1 Dødningen (Danish title) (1830)
- 1 Alferne paa Heden (Danish title) (1831)
- 2 The Traveling Companion (1835)
- 1 The Red Shoes (1845)
- 1 The Jewish Girl (1855)
- 4 The Marsh King's Daughter (1858)
- 1 A Story from the Sand Dunes (1859)
- 1 The Ice Maiden (1861)
- 2 The Old Church Bell (1861)
- 1 Golden Treasure (1865)
- 1 Danish Popular Legends (1870)
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