Evidence
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| Tradition | Source | Passage | Confidence | Evidence | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comparative | The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 1 of 2) | CHAPTER II. THE PERILS OF THE SOUL. / HEINE. / CHAPTER III. KILLING THE GOD. / FOOTNOTES; lines 12768-12923 | medium | Cingalese Goigote custom: after threshing, grain is heaped, threshers tie stalks with ears of corn into a knot and bury it in the heap to prevent devils from diminishing the corn; the European 'key' is said probably to serve the same purpose. | record |