Comparative mythology corpus

Avoidance Of Sharp Instruments Near The Dead Or The Soul

1 appearances across 1 tradition groups.

Evidence

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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 4265-4343 high The passage connects the Burmese rule with customs after death that avoid sharp instruments near the ghost; Roumanians avoid an edge-up knife while the corpse is in the house lest the soul ride on the blade. record