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The motif Consecration, initiation is a part of: Ritual
Keywords:
Transformation, ritual
Description of this motif: Initiating rituals transform persons into initiated, and they thus become members, part of a community. Baptism turns one into a member of the Christian community, a wedding binds people together with religious bonds. In the tale "The Bond of Friendship" two young men are "married" to each other; consecrated to everlasting friendship according to a Greek tradition.
Overview
The tales are sorted by year. The leading numbers refer to the number of occurrences of the motif in the respective texts.
- 1 The Bond of Friendship (1842)
- 1 The Story of the Year (1852)
- 1 On Judgment Day (1852)
- 1 The Last Pearl (1853)
- 1 The Marsh King's Daughter (1858)
- 1 The Psyche (1861)
- 1 Godfather's Picture Book (1868)