Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

calling back the soul with the deceased's garment

calling_back_the_soul_with_the_deceased_s_garment

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

  • The Li Ki, Books XI-XLVI (The Sacred Books of China: The Texts of Confucianism, Part IV; Sacred Books of the East, Vol. 28) BOOK XII. MING THANG WEI / BOOK XIII. SANG FU HSIAO Al / BOOK XV. SHAO f / THE GREATER RECORD OF MOURNING RITES.; lines 7003-7137 confidence: high

    For calling back the soul, steps to the roof are arranged, a low-ranking officer uses a status-specific robe, ascends to the roof, faces north, calls three times, casts down the rolled garment, and descends after the curator receives it.

    A designated officer uses a robe of the deceased, calls three times from an elevated place, and handles the garment according to ritual rules.

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