[687]. Pennant, ‘2nd Tour in Scotland,’ in Pinkerton, vol. iii. p. 315; Johnson, ‘Journey to the Hebrides.’
[688]. J. Gardner, ‘Faiths of the World,’ s.v. ‘bilocation.’
[689]. Mason, ‘Karens,’ l.c. p. 198.
[690]. Shortland, ‘Trads. of New Zealand,’ p. 140; Polack, ‘M. and C. of New Zealanders,’ vol. i. p. 268. See also Ellis, ‘Madagascar,’ vol. i. p. 393; J. G. Müller, p. 261.
[691]. Calmet, ‘Diss. sur les Esprits,’ vol. i. ch. xl.
[692]. Wuttke, ‘Volksaberglaube,’ pp. 44, 56, 208; Brand, ‘Popular Antiquities,’ vol. iii. pp. 155, 235; Johnson, ‘Journey to the Hebrides;’ Martin, ‘Western Islands of Scotland,’ in Pinkerton, vol. iii. p. 670.
[693]. See R. D. Owen, ‘Footfalls on the Boundary of another World;’ Mrs. Crowe, ‘Night-Side of Nature;’ Howitt’s Tr. of Ennemoser’s ‘Magic,’ &c.
[694]. The conception of the soul as a small human image is found in various districts; see Eyre, ‘Australia,’ vol. ii. p. 356; St. John, ‘Far East,’ vol. i. p. 189 (Dayaks); Waitz, vol. iii. p. 194 (N. A. Ind.). The idea of a soul as a sort of ‘thumbling’ is familiar to the Hindus and to German folklore; compare the representations of tiny souls in mediæval pictures.
[695]. Magalhanes de Gandavo, p. 110; Maffei, ‘Indie Orientali,’ p. 107.
[696]. Oldfield in ‘Tr. Eth. Soc.’ vol. iii. p. 287.