Life and Conditions of the People of Hindustan (1200–1550 A.D.) c7.s1.100

Language: English

c7.s1.100

³ Compare for instance, the usual practice of opening a window in a wall to allow the soul to go out, and closing it immediately after, so that the soul may not find her way back. Crooke, Popular Religion, 236-7, and illustrations; also Macauliffe, VI, 385.

Previous: c7.s1.99
Next: c7.s1.101
Up: c7.s1