Motif
hidden external soul
hidden_external_soul
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.
1 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; lines 7602-7660 confidence: high
The Batta are said not to explicitly affirm that the external soul is in the totem, though they respect the clan’s sacred animal or plant; the author adds that a person believing life is bound to an external object would be unlikely to reveal it.
The passage repeatedly discusses a life or soul kept outside the body and deliberately concealed, including the totem case and the fairy-tale giant.
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