Motif
bones as relics mediating renewed relation with the dead
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A motif of the Ancestor Rites and Feeding the Dead family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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andamanese
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The Andaman Islanders: A Study in Social Anthropology CHAPTER IV / MYTHS AND LEGENDS / CHAPTER V / THE INTERPRETATION OF ANDAMANESE CUSTOMS AND BELIEFS: CEREMONIAL; lines 9052-9121 confidence: medium
After mourning, bones are recovered, treasured as relics and amulets, and wept over as representatives of the dead person received back into society in a special place.
After mourning, recovered bones are treasured as relics and amulets and become the focus of renewed social relations with the dead person.
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