Life after death

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Title

Life after death

Collection

Lucy Lloyd |xam notebooks

Contributor

|han≠kass'o (Klein Jantje) (VIII)

Summary

<i>The names of those who are dead must not be uttered by the children at night. (L VIII.-26. 8310-8312).</i> According to |han≠kass'o's grandfather (Tsatsi), when people die they become spirit-people. If the names of the dead (the old people) are called as if they are still alive, they will come and harm the living.

Comments

1) p.8309v: |hankass'o heard this from his grandfather (Tsatsi), 2) This story is found in Book VIII-26

Type

story

Date

9 March 1879

Category

Custom and daily life

Keyword

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Story Pages

8310-8312

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