Motif
person's life bound to an external animal counterpart
person_s_life_bound_to_an_external_animal_counterpart
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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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 7388-7470 confidence: high
Zulu belief: every man has an ihlozi, a mysterious serpent that guards and accompanies him underground; a man without one must die, and if the serpent is killed the man dies while the serpent revives.
Multiple examples state that a person's life, health, or death depends on an animal counterpart such as an ihlozi, tona, nagual, or sex-linked species animal.
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