V. THE WORSHIP OF THE MALEVOLENT DEAD.
33. What are the current beliefs as to the cause of dreams and the omens derived from them?
34. Is it considered possible for the soul to leave the body temporarily? If so, give instances.
35. What is the popular conception of the character and functions of the Bhut or disembodied soul?
36. What beliefs are current as to the state of the soul after death; the path to the other world: the condition of souls in the other world: the possibility of the soul returning thence?
37. What belief is current as to the souls of those dying by a sudden or violent death?
38. What are believed to be the appearance and habits of the Bhut?
39. In what way do spirits enter or leave the body?
40. What is the current theory regarding sneezing and yawning?
41. What is known of the Rakshasa or malevolent demon?
42. Name and describe any other varieties of malignant spirits.
43. Do any evil spirits go about headless?
44. What special evil spirits infest burial or cremation grounds, and what are the other haunts of such spirits?
45. Does any special class of evil spirit infest mountains, jungles, trees?
46. What fiends attack the young mother and her child?
47. What belief prevails as to the spirits of those killed by tigers or other wild beasts?
48. What form does the ghost of a woman dying at childbirth or during her menses assume?
49. Is there any belief that the father has to take special precautions at the birth of his child?
50. Is there any belief in a connection of the bat or owl with spirits of the dead?
51. Describe the evil spirits which haunt ruins and guard buried treasure: or occupy caves and mines.