Vital head speaks

Motif

Vital head speaks.

The dead. · The soul. · Vital bodily members. · view the constellation · filed as E783.5

Scholars’ trail — 1 reference (open)

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India Thompson-Balys.

Within the index

Filed under Vital head. Retains life after being cut off. (Cf. D992, F511.)

Filed beside it

Head cut off and successfully replaced Severed head regrows Severed head reddens and whitens Severed head opens eyes Headless body vital Headless man lives four (seven) years. (Cf. Q551.8.5.) Dead head grateful for burying it

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