The Calcutta Review, Volumes 134-435University of Calcutta, 1912 |
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Page 34
... supposed to be the author . The encounter resulted in the death of Lieutenant Tulloch , who received a dangerous wound of which he died on the 29th . Blunt , Nelson and Fenwick were tried before the Supreme Court for murder , but the ...
... supposed to be the author . The encounter resulted in the death of Lieutenant Tulloch , who received a dangerous wound of which he died on the 29th . Blunt , Nelson and Fenwick were tried before the Supreme Court for murder , but the ...
Page 70
... supposed to be done by a fox or a badger . Demoniacal Possession by Foxes aud Dogs . - Foxes and badgers also sometimes assume the shapes of men . Demon foxes are also credited with the power of taking up their abode in human beings ...
... supposed to be done by a fox or a badger . Demoniacal Possession by Foxes aud Dogs . - Foxes and badgers also sometimes assume the shapes of men . Demon foxes are also credited with the power of taking up their abode in human beings ...
Page 72
... supposed to dwell in them , to haunt them , that were looked upon as gods . If the soul leaves the tree , the tree withers ; but the soul does not die . This belief still survives , at the * Smith's Ancient Tales and Folklore of Japan ...
... supposed to dwell in them , to haunt them , that were looked upon as gods . If the soul leaves the tree , the tree withers ; but the soul does not die . This belief still survives , at the * Smith's Ancient Tales and Folklore of Japan ...
Page 73
... supposed to have spirits which dwell in them and which , sometimes , assume the shapes of lovely maidens or youths who make love to and marry persons of the opposite sex and have often children by them . Mr. R. G. Smith has collected a ...
... supposed to have spirits which dwell in them and which , sometimes , assume the shapes of lovely maidens or youths who make love to and marry persons of the opposite sex and have often children by them . Mr. R. G. Smith has collected a ...
Page 76
... supposed to have its indwelling Spirits and to drive away impure and evil beings of the same kind . This belief is strikingly illustrated in another folk - tale entitled : " The Spirit of the Lotus Lily . " In this story , it is stated ...
... supposed to have its indwelling Spirits and to drive away impure and evil beings of the same kind . This belief is strikingly illustrated in another folk - tale entitled : " The Spirit of the Lotus Lily . " In this story , it is stated ...
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