Motif
Animal remains as vulnerable link for hostile magic
animal_remains_as_vulnerable_link_for_hostile_magic
A motif of the External Soul and Life-Token family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
comparative
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The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 2 of 2) CONTENTS / NOTE. OFFERINGS OF FIRST-FRUITS. / INDEX. / FOOTNOTES; lines 13163-13253 confidence: high
Costa Rica Indians gather bones after meals and burn them or keep them from dogs; Frazer suggests spirit-land transmission. Australian Aboriginal people burn animal bones so enemies cannot use them with charms to kill the eater.
One Australian explanation says an enemy could obtain animal bones and burn them with charms to cause the death of the person who ate the animal.
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