Motif
dream visitation by the dead spouse
dream_visitation_by_the_dead_spouse
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
shan
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Shans at Home, With Two Chapters on Shan History and Literature WOMAN IN WORKING DRESS. / YOUNG MARRIED WOMEN. / A FUNERAL. / THE HOME; lines 5164-5296 confidence: high
A Shan woman married a Mohammedan, avoided pork in his house during their married life, later reverted to Shan customs after his death, ate pork, and became distressed when she remembered his likely reaction.
The deceased husband appears to his wife in a dream and speaks directly to her after she has eaten pork.
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