Evidence
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| Tradition | Source | Passage | Confidence | Evidence | Record |
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| Comparative | The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 1 of 2) | MACAULAY. / CHAPTER II. THE PERILS OF THE SOUL. / HEINE. / CHAPTER III. KILLING THE GOD.; lines 5085-5132 | high | In Nias, succession to a chief can require catching the dying chief's last breath and soul in the mouth or a bag; rivals may crowd around, one candidate used a bamboo tube, and when there is no son the soul is caught in a bag fastened to an image of the deceased. | record |