Motif
Soul transfer into another body
soul_transfer_into_another_body
A motif of the Soul Loss and Restoration family, within the sub-family Soul Transfer, Possession, and Transmigration. 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 3187-3263 confidence: high
An Indian story describes a king sending his soul into a dead Brahman's body, a hunchback entering the king's deserted body, and the king recovering his body after the hunchback transfers into a dead parrot.
The Indian stories describe a king, hunchback, and Brahman transferring souls into dead or deserted bodies, causing changes in bodily identity.
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