Motif
Servitor spirit sent to seize a personal spirit
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A motif of the Soul Loss and Restoration family, within the sub-family Hostile Soul Seizure, Detention, and Release. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
australian aboriginal
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The Euahlayi Tribe: A Study of Aboriginal Life in Australia CHAPTER III / RELATIONSHIPS AND TOTEMS / CHAPTER IV / THE MEDICINE MEN; lines 1771-1881 confidence: high
Wirreenuns command Mullee Mullees; spirit substitution explains altered character; a dream of one’s totem is a misfortune omen; a Mullee Mullee may capture a Doowee and hide it in a Minggah tree or rock.
A wirreenun sends a Mullee Mullee to capture a Doowee and secrete it in the Minggah.
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