Magic blood – human

Motif

Magic blood – human.

Magic. · Magic objects. · Kinds of magic objects. · Magic bodily members. · Magic bodily members – human. · view the constellation · filed as D1003

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In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed

Literary CrystallizationFaust: A Tragedy, First Part, Scene 21 (Walpurgis-Night)

Scholars’ trail — 7references

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

EnglishChild I 172, II 39b
ItalianBasile II 5, III 9, Italian Novella: Rotunda
JewishNeuman, Gaster Thespis 296
IndiaThompson-Balys, Penzer I 98.
general *Fb "blod" IV 46–48
general *BP II 527 n. 1
general Hdwb. d. Märchens s. v. "Blut". – Irish: Plummer cl, clxxxi, *Cross

Within the index

Filed under Magic bodily members – human.

3 finer motifs beneath it

Magic menstrual blood Magic blood of circumcision Magic blood of unborn child

Filed beside it

Magic hair Magic head Magic eye. See references to D2071 Magic foot Magic hand Magic internal organs – human Magic private parts – human Magic spittle Magic excrements Magic tears Magic breath Magic buttocks Magic bone (human). (Cf. D1013.)Magic human flesh Magic bodily members (human) – miscellaneous

Travels with

Disease caused by menstrual blood. (Cf. D1003.)Charm written in blood has magic power. (Cf. D1003.)Blood indicates guilt or innocence. (Cf. D1003.)Magic blood rejuvenates. (Cf. D1003.)Blood as remedy for barrenness in woman. (Cf. D1003.)One drop of blood when licked satisfies hunger. (Cf. D1003.)Blood as love-philtre. (Cf. D1003)Magic healing blood. (Cf. D1003.)Blood as cure for leprosy. (Cf. D1003.)Wound healed with own blood. (Cf. D1003.)Blood restores sight. (Cf. D1003.)Saint's blood restores speech. (Cf. D1003.)Blood makes soil fertile. (Cf. D1003.)Saint's blood produces fountain. (Cf. D1003, V220.)God's blood vitalizes image. (Cf. D1003.)Blood speaks. (Cf. D1003, D1318.5.)Speaking blood drops. (Cf. D1003.)Magic blood-drops impersonate fugitive. (Cf. D1003.)Inexhaustible human liver. (Cf. D1003.)Inexhaustible sacrificial blood. (Cf. D1003.)Indelible blood. (Cf. D1003.)Wave of blood as sign of death. (Cf. D1003, E761.1.1.)Trees spring up from blood spilled on ground. (Cf. D1003.)

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