Motif
External soul as vital double
external_soul_as_vital_double
A motif of the External Soul and Life-Token family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
arctic inuit
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The People of the Polar North: A Record THE CREATION / KNUD RASMUSSEN (NOVEMBER 1903) / MEN 105 / THE SOUL; lines 4061-4102 confidence: high
The soul or spirit is immortal, outside the person, follows like a shadow, and remains inseparable from the body during life; when it leaves, the body pines away and dies.
The soul is outside the person, follows like a shadow, is visible as a smaller person-like form, and the body dies or collapses when it departs.
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