Spirit (demon) baffled by scolding and getting last word

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Spirit (demon) baffled by scolding and getting last word.

Marvels. · Marvelous creatures. · Spirits and demons. · Spirits and demons (general). · view the constellation · filed as F405.4

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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.

EnglishChild I 20–22, 485a, II 496b, 509a, III 496a, IV 440a.

Within the index

Filed under Means of combating spirits.

Filed beside it

Priest bans spirit with sword. (Cf. D1081.)Spirits driven off by knife-thrusts and pistol shots Spirits deceived by drum-beats and hoodwinkings Cat, dog, and mouse ward off evil spirit. Man takes these animals along with him as protection Grain scattered as a means of dispersing spirits Spirit leaves when report is made of the death of one of his kind Spirits leave when report is made of fire at their home. Denied readmittance Spirit overcome by driving stake through body it inhabits Demons flee stone (when saint steps upon it)House spirit leaves when gift of clothing is left for it. (Cf. F348.11.)Demons flee from fire Man captures spirit by hiding his stick and leg-wrappers of copper. When spirit gets them back by trickery he disappears Evil spirit laid after it is tormented by exorciser

Travels with

Seeing one's wraith a sign that person is to die shortly. (Cf. F405.4.)

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