Motif
calling back the soul after death
calling_back_the_soul_after_death
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
confucian
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The Li Ki, Books XI-XLVI (The Sacred Books of China: The Texts of Confucianism, Part IV; Sacred Books of the East, Vol. 28) PLAN OF THE HALL OF DISTINCTION. / BOOK XII. MING THANG WEI / BOOK XIII. SANG FU HSIAO Al / BOOK XV. SHAO f; lines 5346-5484 confidence: high
When a feudal lord on the march dies in lodging, his soul is called back in the same way as in his own state.
For feudal lords and officers who die away from home, the passage prescribes calling back the soul, sometimes from the chariot or carriage nave while waving a pennon.
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