Motif
Hunting and restoring a lost soul
hunting_and_restoring_a_lost_soul
A motif of the Soul Loss and Restoration family, within the sub-family Soul Recall, Retrieval, and Return to the Body. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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comparative
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The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 1 of 2) CHAPTER II. THE PERILS OF THE SOUL. / HEINE. / CHAPTER III. KILLING THE GOD. / FOOTNOTES; lines 10349-10471 confidence: high
Failing to find the soul in the head-doctor's box, people may suppose he swallowed it, hold him up by the heels to empty out the soul, and pour head-washing water on the patient's head to restore the soul.
The note describes searching for a missing soul, testing whether a ritual specialist has swallowed it, and returning it to the sick person through water poured on the head.
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