Motif
dismemberment to prevent revenge by the soul
dismemberment_to_prevent_revenge_by_the_soul
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 THE PTARMIGAN AND THE LONG-TAILED DUCK / MARKUS : WEST GREENLANDIC TYPE / THE BACHELOR WHO MARRIED A FOX / THE LEGEND OF A SOUL-STEALER; lines 14031-14167 confidence: high
The men dismember Ilisimartoq at every joint in order to prevent the soul from revenging itself.
After killing Ilisimartoq, the men dismember him at every joint specifically to keep his soul from revenging itself.
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