Motif
Externalized soul travels while body remains
externalized_soul_travels_while_body_remains
A motif of the Soul Loss and Restoration family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
native american northwest coast
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Haida Texts and Myths: Skidegate Dialect WAR BETWEEN THE WEST COAST HAIDA AND THE TLINGIT / WAR BETWEEN THE WEST COAST HAIDA AND THE TLINGIT / ENGLISH TRANSLATIONS / RAVEN TRAVELING; lines 6590-6678 confidence: high
When the uncle goes hunting the boy visits the woman; a note says his soul goes out hunting birds and visiting her while he remains in the house. Thunder and excessive excrement occur, and the uncle says thunder is a sign his nephew cohabits with his wife.
A bracketed note states that the boy stays in the house while his soul goes out hunting birds and visiting the woman.
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