Motif
life or death bound to an animal receptacle
life_or_death_bound_to_an_animal_receptacle
A motif of the External Soul and Life-Token family, within the sub-family Animals Holding or Sharing Human Life. 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. 2 of 2) The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 2 of 2) / CONTENTS; lines 7544-7600 confidence: high
The totem is described as “the receptacle in which a man keeps his life,” compared with Punchkin's life in a parrot and Bidasari's soul in a golden fish.
The passage links a person's death to the death of an external soul or animal receptacle, including totem animals, Punchkin's parrot, Bidasari's golden fish, and the Batta external soul.
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