Suicide buried at crossroads. (Cf. E434.4.)

Motif

Suicide buried at crossroads. (Cf. E434.4.)

The dead. · Ghosts and other revenants. · Ghosts and revenants – miscellaneous. · Defense against ghosts and the dead. · view the constellation · filed as E431.16.3

Filed across the traditions

England Baughman.

Within the index

Filed under Burial of suicide to prevent walking. (Cf. E334.7, E411.1.1, E441.)

Filed beside it

Suicide buried head (or face) downward. (If corpse moves it. only goes deeper into ground.) Suicide buried with stake through heart (body). (Cf. E442.)

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Ghosts cannot pass crossroads. (Cf. E431.16, E431.17.)

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