Motif
Animals included in the spirit world after death
animals_included_in_the_spirit_world_after_death
A motif of the Afterlife Navigation and Passage family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
native american southeast
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Myths of the Cherokee SECOND VERSION / SECOND VERSION / WAHNENAUHI VERSION / VI--NOTES AND PARALLELS TO MYTHS; lines 21739-21830 confidence: medium
A cited passage describes Indians as seeing humans as superior but connected with animals within a larger animate society; trees and plants may be included, and animals are not excluded from the spirit world after death.
The cited passage says Indians do not exclude other animals from their world of spirits, the place expected after death.
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