Motif
External soul located outside the body
external_soul_located_outside_the_body
A motif of the External Soul and Life-Token family, within the sub-family Souls, Life, or Strength Outside the Body. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
2 occurrences
1 traditions
comparative
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The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 2 of 2) The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 2 of 2) / CONTENTS / NOTE. OFFERINGS OF FIRST-FRUITS. / INDEX.; lines 9976-10195 confidence: medium
"the external soul in Hindoo stories"; "the external soul in Hungarian stories"; "the external soul in Italian stories"
The passage lists the external soul in Hindoo, Hungarian, and Italian stories.
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The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 2 of 2) The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 2 of 2) / CONTENTS; lines 7176-7253 confidence: high
In a Mongolian story, Joro captures the wasp-form soul sent by the enchanter-lama Tschoridong and controls the lama's consciousness by opening and shutting his hand.
Multiple narratives state that a figure's soul is in a wasp, snake, birds, quail, weapons, or fish rather than in the body.
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