Motif
re-entry into the body through an extremity
re_entry_into_the_body_through_an_extremity
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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hawaiian
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Hawaiian Folk Tales: A Collection of Native Legends PELE AND KAHAWALI / HIKU AND KAWELU / LOCATION OF THE LUA O MILU / LONOPUHA; OR, ORIGIN OF THE ART OF HEALING IN HAWAII; lines 1378-1447 confidence: high
Her tormentors say she must enter the body, push her headfirst into the big toe, beat her as she struggles, and then her body comes to life and she opens her eyes.
The tormentors push the speaker headfirst into the big toe before her body revives.
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