Motif
tree-associated soul custody and restoration
tree_associated_soul_custody_and_restoration
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
-
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
Amboina example: a sorcerer plucks a branch, waves it while calling the sick man's name to recover a soul detained by demons, then strikes the patient with the branch so the soul returns.
Branches, leaves, great tree roots, tree-dwelling spirits, and a consecrated tree appear in rites or beliefs concerning the recovery or imprisonment of souls.
read in the book →