Dead husband returns and lives with his wife. He is invisible to others. (Cf. F378.)

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Dead husband returns and lives with his wife. He is invisible to others. (Cf. F378.)

The dead. · Ghosts and other revenants. · Friendly return from the dead. · Dead relative's friendly return. · view the constellation · filed as E321.2

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N. Am. Indian (Teton)Dorsey AA o.s. II (1889) 148.

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2 finer motifs beneath it

Dead husband returns, helps wife knit socks, piece quilts. She shows his work as proof Dead man visits his wife every night

Filed beside it

Dead husband sends his ring to his wife Dead husband returns, asks wife to make him coffee Ghost often visits his widow and her new husband Ghost appears often to wife and daughter

Travels with

Dead man visiting wife deceived by wife's absurd actions – "no more absurd than ghost visiting wife". (Cf. E321.2, E474.)Cohabitation of living person and ghost. This usually involves sexual relations. (Cf. E321.2, E322.6, E339, E378.)Tabus connected with trip to fairyland. (Cf. F348.5, F361.3.)

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