Motif
Absent spirit explaining madness
absent_spirit_explaining_madness
A motif of the Soul Loss and Restoration family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
shan
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Shans at Home, With Two Chapters on Shan History and Literature BOYS BESIDE PAGODA. / GAMES AND WORK / WOMAN IN WORKING DRESS. / YOUNG MARRIED WOMEN.; lines 3999-4124 confidence: medium
The Shans said, “Truly his spirit is not in him,” explaining that only someone with no mind would let his dress sweep the dust of the ground.
The passage reports that Shans explained a madman’s condition by saying his spirit was not in him.
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