Beating with tamarisk cane symbolically rebirthed a boy like Osiris
Evidence
Tamarisk, in particular, is the wood of Osiris — the wood of resurrection. A boy beaten with a tamarisk cane is, in Egyptian metaphor, being brought back from the dead. You are being re-born by the strike. The metaphor is, by the way, meant to be reassuring — to the teacher. — , The Rod and the Child, 159
Categorization
- XREF: A ritual metaphor framing corporal punishment as death-and-rebirth — echoes similar symbolic justifications in other honor-and-discipline cultures. — connects to: The famous Egyptian beating proverb was propaganda to make boys accept the cane — , The Rod and the Child: A Global History…, 132