Motif
recall and recovery of lost soul
recall_and_recovery_of_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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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 3499-3538 confidence: high
Nass River doctors may suspect that a doctor swallowed a patient’s soul or that it is in the head-doctor’s box; they perform bodily procedures, inspect the box, wash the head-doctor’s head, and pour the remaining water on the sick man.
The Nass River example concerns locating and recovering a patient’s soul, and the passage explicitly refers to examples of recall and recovery of souls.
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