Comparative mythology corpus

Covering Mirrors After Death To Prevent Soul Capture

1 appearances across 1 tradition groups.

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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 3606-3684 high Frazer explains covering or turning mirrors after a death as fear that the soul projected as a mirror reflection may be carried off by the departed ghost lingering until burial, and compares this to an Aru custom concerning dreams after death. record