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