Disease cured by same thing (person) that caused it

Motif

Disease cured by same thing (person) that caused it.

Magic. · Magic powers and manifestations. · Manifestations of magic power. · Miscellaneous magical manifestations. · Miscellaneous magical manifestations. · view the constellation · filed as D2161.4.10

Cited in the index

general **Wesselski Erlesenes 13ff.

Within the index

Filed under Methods of magic cure.

6 finer motifs beneath it

Only one person possesses power to heal certain wound Wound healed by same spear that caused it Wound healed only by person who gave it. (Or by member of his family.) (Cf. D2161.2.) Healing with hair of dog that bit one Sorrowing father magically restored as lost son approaches. He had lost strength, sight and hearing when son left home Blindness cured by killing snake that caused it

Filed beside it

Cure after following instructions received from saint in dream Cure by transferring disease to animal. (Cf. D1500.3.) Disease transferred to object Cure by passing through earth at crossroads Person cured by repairing image that has same deformity Cure by passing patient through cleft of tree (other loop). (Cf. F950.3.) Animal buried alive to cure disease Animal burned to cure disease. Especially for disease among animals Cure by burning grain where man has died. (Cf. D1787.) Or where he is buried Baptism as magic cure. (Cf. V81.) Cure by putting children on roof (in oven) Magic cure during sleep Eating of human hearts as cure for insomnia Magic cure by bathing. (Cf. D1788.) Magic cure by lying on saint's shadow Magic cure by touching

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