People magically continue hurting themselves. Try to drive ox but drive themselves; to stab it but stab themselves; etc

Motif

People magically continue hurting themselves. Try to drive ox but drive themselves; to stab it but stab themselves; etc.

Magic. · Magic powers and manifestations. · Manifestations of magic power. · Miscellaneous magical manifestations. · Miscellaneous magical manifestations. · view the constellation · filed as D2184

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Scholars’ trail — 1reference

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.

Africa (Basuto)Jacottet 76 No. 12.

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Filed under Miscellaneous magical manifestations.

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People magically made to strike selves blows aimed at another

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Magic control of waters. (Cf. D1242.1.)Magic control of mountains. (Cf. D932.)Magic control of rocks Magic control over animals. (Cf. D2070.)Magic control of soil and crops Magic control of fires. (Cf. D1271.)Magic healing power Magic control of disease. (Cf. D1500.)Magic defense in battle. (Cf. K2350.)Escapes by magic. (Cf. D1395.)Magic help from falling Corpse magically saved from corruption. (Cf. V52.14.)Magic used against poison. (Cf. D1515.)Magic adhesion. (Cf. D1413.)Continuing magic acts Magic singing

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