Revenant forced away by shooting — Mythoi

Motif

Revenant forced away by shooting.

The dead. · Ghosts and other revenants. · Ghosts and revenants – miscellaneous. · Defense against ghosts and the dead. · view the constellation · filed as E439.1

Filed across the traditions

Swiss Jegerlehner Oberwallis 335b s. v. "Geister"
general Africa (Cameroons): Mansfield 227.

Within the index

Filed under Other protection against revenants.

Filed beside it

Dwarfs magically keep ghosts from rising Dog saves man from malevolent living corpse. Dog killed, man safe. (Cf. B524.1.1.) Seeds of poppy poured into revenant's mouth Revenant forced away by fire Ghosts cannot come near spayed bitch Ghost will not approach a light left burning Ghost will vanish if seer walks around it nine times. (Cf. D1791, D1273.1.5.) Ghost will not return if door is removed and hung backwards. (Cf. D1783.) Ghost will not come near person who anoints self with new honey

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