Roof taken off above sick man who cannot die. This done so that the soul can escape

Motif

Roof taken off above sick man who cannot die. This done so that the soul can escape.

The dead. · The soul. · Soul leaves or enters the body. · view the constellation · filed as E722.2.3

Scholars’ trail — 2references

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.

general Zachariae Zs. f. Vksk XVIII 445
general *Fb "engel" I 250.

Within the index

Filed under Manner of soul's leaving body.

Filed beside it

Soul borne away on cloud. (Cf. E754.6.)Soul borne away on wind Condemned soul forked from body by Satan. (Cf. E752.2.)Saved soul leaps from body on hearing heavenly music. (Cf. E754.)Doors fly open when one dies Soul weeps when departing from body. (Cf. E551.)Soul reluctant to leave body Dead friends come for dying man's soul Soul taken away by God (angel)Soul leaves body through eye Soul leaves body because of God's kiss on mouth

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