h25

Motif

Name_eng:

To choose life or death

Description:

People are suggested to choose one of two objects, associated with life and death. They choose the object with death

Name_rus:

Выбрать жизнь или смерть

Description_rus:

Людям предлагают на выбор два предмета, в одном из которых смерть, в другом – жизнь, либо спрашивают, хотят ли они возрождаться или умирать насовсем. Выбрана смерть

Motif type:

Cosmology and etiology

Motif group:

04 Origin of death, diseases and hard life

Motif analysis result:

2. Only those motifs that are found in America (including the Aleuts, Eskimo and Northern Athabaskans)

4. All motifs of category 1 (cosmology) in sub-Saharan Africa and those motifs of category 2 (adventures) which are found in sub-Saharan Africa and widespread in the Indo-Pacific world with scarce or no cases in Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia

Motif analysis result tradition count all:

ATU ID:

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Linked traditions:

Areal ID	Tradition
1.2.2.2	Bemba (Wemba, Babemba; incl Ambo, Lala, Lamba, Bisa), Holoholo, Kaonde
1.2.4.4	Lingala, (Ba)Ngala, Ntomba, Kioque, (Ki)Bangi, Bolia, Balolo, Boloki, (Ba)Akwa, (U)Poto
1.2.4.7	Luba (Baluba, Luba-Katanga, Shaba), (Ba)Holoholo, Tumbwe, Bena-Piana, Tabwa, Benabena-Mitumba, Zela, Bene-Marungu
1.2.5.3	Nyatutu, Kiniramba, Isanzu
1.2.6.5	Aka, Baka (Badjue) and other Western (Bantu speaking) Pygmies
1.3.3.5	Ewe
1.3.4.5	Dogon
13.1.5.2	Cheyenne
2.1.1.1	Malagasy
3.1.3.2	Kabylia and other Berber of Northern and Central Algeria: Beni Snous, Beni Menacer (incl Zuav), Shaui, etc.)
3.5.1.1	Greeks (modern)
5.3.1.3	Sumer
6.4.3.7	Mentawai
6.4.6.2	Toraja (Toradja), To Mori, Barée (=Eastern Toraja)
6.4.8.4	Timor: Amarasi, Tetum, Meto, Atoni (incl Mollo), Kédang (Lomblen island), Leti Islands (Leti, Moa, Lakor)