James Frazer Quote

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; so if the man wakened without his soul, he would fall sick. If it is absolutely necessary to rouse a sleeper, it must be done very gradually, to allow the soul time to return.

Chapter 18, The Perils of the Soul. - The Golden Bough (1890)

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; so if the man wakened ...

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; so if the man wakened ...

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; so if the man wakened ...

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; so if the man wakened ...