Comparative mythology corpus

Dead Or Ancestors Detain The Souls Of The Living

1 appearances across 1 tradition groups.

Evidence

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TraditionSourcePassageConfidenceEvidenceRecord
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 3265-3343 high Karen funeral practices include tying children during a passing funeral, using split bamboo and sticks at the grave to show souls how to climb out, avoiding burying souls with bamboos, carrying the bamboos away, and using three branch-hooks while calling the spirit to prevent it from remaining with the dead. record