Motif
external soul or life placed outside the body
external_soul_or_life_placed_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.
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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; lines 6982-7037 confidence: high
The narrator says the notion of an external soul has been traced in Aryan folk-tales and now must be shown in non-Aryan popular stories.
The narrator frames the passage as an example of the external-soul idea, and Bitiu says he will enchant his heart and place it on the Acacia flower.
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