Magic protection against revenants

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Magic protection against revenants.

The dead. · Ghosts and other revenants. · Ghosts and revenants – miscellaneous. · Defense against ghosts and the dead. · view the constellation · filed as E434

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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.

Irish mythCross.

Within the index

Filed under Defense against ghosts and the dead.

10 finer motifs beneath it

Hiding from ghosts under church bell Hiding from ghosts in pulpit Ghosts cannot cross rapid stream Ghosts cannot pass crossroads. (Cf. E431.16, E431.17.)Steel as protection against revenants Keys as protection against revenants. (Cf. D1176.)Knives as protection against revenants. (Cf. D1173.)Ghost cannot pass cross or prayerbook. (Cf. D1266.)Candle light protection against ghost Ghost cannot cross new door sill

Filed beside it

Precautions at funeral against revenant Ghost deceived Ghosts placated by sacrifices Ghost detected Revenants banished Other protection against revenants

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