Comparative mythology corpus

External Soul Harmed To Kill Its Owner

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 3499-3538 high Among Canadian Indians, a wizard sends familiar spirits for a victim’s soul, which comes in the form of a stone or similar object; striking it until it bleeds causes the person to languish and die. record