Comparative mythology corpus

Protective Transfer Through Handled Object

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 3744-3826 medium In the Mentawej Islands, when a stranger enters a house with children, a family member gives the children’s hair ornament to the stranger to hold and return, protecting the children from the stranger’s harmful effect. record