Friday, August 21, 2009

Quotes: Primitive Beliefs (5)

Primitive belief 196 "It is a common rule with primitive people not to waken a sleeper, because his soul is away and might not have time to get back; if it is absolutely necessary to rouse a sleeper, it must be done very gradually, to allow the soul time to return." Frazer, The New Golden Bough.


Primitive belief 197 "And when a man becomes crazed or mad, they take him to the place where he is supposed to have lost his soul and invite the truant spirit to return to his body." Frazer, The New Golden Bough.


Primitive belief 198 "…deemed imprudent to go near a grave at night, lest the ghosts should catch and keep the soul of the passer-by." Frazer, The New Golden Bough.


Primitive belief 201 "The Indian tribes of…believe that man has four souls, of which the shadow is one.... " Frazer, The New Golden Bough.


Primitive belief 202 "The awe and dread with which the primitive often contemplates his mother-in-law are among the most familiar facts of anthropology." Frazer, The New Golden Bough.

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