Tabu: offending spirits of the dead

Motif

Tabu: offending spirits of the dead.

Tabu. · Tabu connected with supernatural beings. · Tabu: profanely calling up spirit (devil, etc.). · view the constellation · filed as C16

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Scholars’ trail — 1reference

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Eskimo (Labrador)Hawks GSCan XIV 153.

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Filed under Tabu: profanely calling up spirit (devil, etc.).

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Druidism forbidden The Old Man and Death. Weary old man wishes for death. When Death appears at the summons he asks for help with the load Devil invoked: appears unexpectedly The offended skull (statue) (Festin de Pierre). A skull (statue) is invited to dinner. Attends the dinner and takes his host off to the other world "Adversity" summoned: king says he has heard people speak of adversity but has never seen it; genius of adversity appears Wish for supernatural husband (wife) realized. (Cf. C26.)

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