Motif
Deceased figure beckons the living toward death
deceased_figure_beckons_the_living_toward_death
A motif of the Restless Dead, Haunting, and Vengeance family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
arctic inuit
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The People of the Polar North: A Record WEATHERBOUND / PUNISHMENT DUE / HARPOON / LANCE; lines 3732-3857 confidence: high
Qisunguaq says Mijuk's spirit has come to fetch him, points up to heaven, cared for him, and beckons him; he again sings a spirit song and weeps.
Qisunguaq reports seeing Mijuk's spirit come to fetch him, point upward to heaven, and beckon him because Mijuk cared for him.
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