Motif
Suspected soul swallower inverted to release the soul
suspected_soul_swallower_inverted_to_release_the_soul
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
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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 10349-10471 confidence: medium
The head-doctor is held up by the heels to empty out the soul, and water from washing his head is poured on the patient's head because it may contain the missing soul.
The head-doctor is held up by the heels to test whether the soul can be emptied out of him.
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