Motif
Tree as site or medium of soul detention and restoration
tree_as_site_or_medium_of_soul_detention_and_restoration
A motif of the Soul Loss and Restoration family, within the sub-family Material, Object, and Tree-Mediated Soul Restoration. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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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 3423-3497 confidence: medium
In Amboina a sorcerer uses a branch to recover a soul detained by demons; in the Babar Islands offerings are set at a great tree, a leaf is plucked, and the soul in the leaf is pressed onto the patient.
The passage describes branches and leaves used to recover souls, spirits dwelling in great trees, offerings under a tree, and a jar containing a soul deposited under a consecrated tree.
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