How to get rid of the evil influence of bad dreams

Metadata

Title

Collection

Lucy Lloyd |xam notebooks

Contributor

Dia!kwain (David Hoesar) (V)

Summary

<i>Mode of getting rid of the evil influence of bad dreams. In the Katkop dialect, by Díä!kwãin (L V.-15. 5160 rev.-5163 rev.).</i> What Dia!kwain's mother did when she wished to get rid of the evil influence of bad dreams.

Comments

1) It seems the people address the Moon when they have bad dreams: it is addressed as 'Rider yonder' in the previous story (of a prayer to the Moon) as well as in this instance, 2) See also <i>A prayer addressed to the Moon, and another version of the Moon and Hare story</i>, 3) This story is found in Book V-15

Type

story

Date

6 August 1875

Category

Custom and daily life

History (personal)

Keyword

dreams (getting rid of the evil influence of bad), dreams (and collecting food), dreams (cleansing), dreams (about), dreams (bad-), dreams (go into the fire), dreams (go about with people), dreams (and a prayer or address to the Moon), dreams (and evil things), dreams (fires cleanse evil from them), dreams (and misfortune), dreams (and the unfavourable actions of food and prey), dreams (rituals performed to remove evil influences), dreams (their influence on daily life), dreams (and the rituals performed by Dia!kwain's mother), Dia!kwain (how his mother removed the evil influences of bad dreams), Moon (prayer or address to), Moon (and getting rid of the evil influence of bad dreams), prayer (or address to the Moon), prayer (and getting rid of the evil influence of bad dreams), fires (cleanse dreams), fires (and getting rid of the evil influence of bad dreams), food (collecting), food (and getting rid of the evil influence of bad dreams), food (the unfavourable actions of food and prey)