Motif
Spirit, demon, or soul manifested in a dust column
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A motif of the Divine Intervention and Guidance family, within the sub-family Animal and Nature Helpers. 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) PREFACE. / J. G. FRAZER. / CHAPTER I. THE KING OF THE WOOD. / MACAULAY.; lines 923-1005 confidence: high
Bedouins of Eastern Africa are said to pursue whirlwinds with drawn creeses and stab into the dusty column to drive away an evil spirit believed to ride on the blast.
The passage states that dusty columns or red sand columns are regarded as spirits, demons, bhuts, or souls in several cited cases.
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