Motif
after-death reunion as consolation for mourners
after_death_reunion_as_consolation_for_mourners
A motif of the Sacred Love and Longing family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
2 occurrences
1 traditions
native american great lakes
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Chippewa Music BUEEAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY / MEC'KAWIGA'BAU / BUKEAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY / RUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY; lines 14345-14486 confidence: high
After the painting, White Feather tells all mourners to lift their eyes, look at friends, not cling to sorrow or unkind feeling, have faith, and trust Manido’s help; he says all must die but will meet afterward.
White Feather tells mourners that all must die but that people will meet afterward, as part of counsel to release sorrow.
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Chippewa Music II RHYTHM OF FIRST MEASURE / CHANGE OF TIME / DRUM AND STAKES USED IN DRUM-PRESENTATION CEREMONY / MEC'KAWIGA'BAU; lines 11710-11823 confidence: medium
White Feather tells all mourners to lift their eyes, release sorrow and unkind feeling, remember that all die but will meet afterward, have faith, and think only of what is good; he says Manido' will help them.
White Feather tells the mourners that all must die but that people will meet afterward, as part of an exhortation to release sorrow.
read in the book →