Comparative mythology corpus

Ritual Relocation Of A Tree Spirit Before Or After Felling

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) PREFACE. / J. G. FRAZER. / CHAPTER I. THE KING OF THE WOOD. / MACAULAY.; lines 1685-1753 high Frazer states that spirits may be viewed as incorporated in trees, or, in another view, as dwelling in trees and able to leave them; Pelew Islanders conjure the tree-spirit to leave a tree being felled and settle on another. record