Comparative mythology corpus

Tabooed Kin Threatened By The Slain Person's Ghost

1 appearances across 1 tradition groups.

Evidence

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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 4345-4378 high In the Pelew Islands, after a head is carried off in a raid, the slain man's relations are tabooed and must observe rules to escape his ghost's wrath. record