Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

Soul restoration followed by dismissal

soul_restoration_followed_by_dismissal

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

  • The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 1 of 2) CHAPTER II. THE PERILS OF THE SOUL. / HEINE. / CHAPTER III. KILLING THE GOD. / FOOTNOTES; lines 10213-10347 confidence: low

    Frazer notes that it is unclear why the priest, after restoring the soul, tells it to go away again.

    A note states that a priest restores a soul and then tells it to go away again.

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