Motif
Protection of a captured soul during ritual transport
protection_of_a_captured_soul_during_ritual_transport
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
comparative
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The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 1 of 2) CHAPTER I. THE KING OF THE WOOD. / MACAULAY. / CHAPTER II. THE PERILS OF THE SOUL. / HEINE.; lines 3345-3421 confidence: medium
An Alfoer priest bringing back a soul in a cloth is preceded by a girl holding a palm leaf as an umbrella and followed by a man with a sword to deter other souls from rescue attempts.
The Alfoer priest carrying a soul in a cloth is accompanied by a palm-leaf umbrella and a sword-bearing guard.
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