Motif
soul stored in object or container
soul_stored_in_object_or_container
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 3499-3538 confidence: medium
Hawaiian sorcerers catch souls of living people, shut them in calabashes, give them to be eaten, and squeeze captured souls to discover secret burial places.
Souls are associated with calabashes, a stone-like form, a clod of earth, and a head-doctor’s box.
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