Tormenting by sympathetic magic. Person (usually witch) tormented by abusing an animal or object. The usual methods of abuse are burning or sticking with pins

Motif

Tormenting by sympathetic magic. Person (usually witch) tormented by abusing an animal or object. The usual methods of abuse are burning or sticking with pins.

Magic. · Magic powers and manifestations. · Manifestations of magic power. · Destructive magic powers. · Death or bodily injury by magic. · view the constellation · filed as D2063.1.1

Filed across the traditions

Icelandic *Boberg.
general *Kittredge Witchcraft 97ff., 429ff. nn. 173–239 passim
general England, U.S.: *Baughman
general Feilberg DF X 165ff.

Within the index

Filed under Tormenting by magic.

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Exorcism by use of sympathetic magic. (Cf. D1782, D2063.1.1.)

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