Motif
Water as possible carrier of a missing soul
water_as_possible_carrier_of_a_missing_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.
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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: high
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 water used to wash the head-doctor's head is poured on the patient's head because it may contain the missing soul.
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