Motif
Soul contained in objects or vessels
soul_contained_in_objects_or_vessels
A motif of the External Soul and Life-Token family, within the sub-family Objects and Vessels Holding Life or Soul. 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 3423-3497 confidence: high
In Amboina a sorcerer uses a branch to recover a soul detained by demons; in the Babar Islands offerings are set at a great tree, a leaf is plucked, and the soul in the leaf is pressed onto the patient.
Souls are described as being held in a cup, cloth, scarf, snare, jar, ivory tusk, wax, branch, leaf, or similar object.
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