Corpse of saint sits up and looks at people who open grave and come to claim his body

Motif

Corpse of saint sits up and looks at people who open grave and come to claim his body.

The dead. · Ghosts and other revenants. · Malevolent return from the dead. · Return from dead to inflict punishment. · view the constellation · filed as E235.8

Filed across the traditions

India Thompson-Balys.

Within the index

Filed under Return from dead to punish indignities to corpse, or ghost.

Filed beside it

Ghost punishes person who mocks him Ghost returns to demand proper burial Return from dead as punishment for trying to raise ghost. (Cf. E384ff., F491.7.) Ghost accuses man of stealing a trifle and thus has revenge Return from dead to punish theft of part of corpse. (Cf. E419.7.) Return from dead to punish kicking of skull. (Cf. C13.) Return from dead to punish disturber of grave Return from the dead to capture thief

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