h43

Motif

Name_eng:

One creates the body, another the soul

Description:

One supernatural creates the body of the first people, another revives them

Name_rus:

Один творит тело, а другой душу

Description_rus:

Один персонаж создает тела людей, а другой оживляет их

Motif type:

Cosmology and etiology

Motif group:

05 Origin of human beings, ethnic groups, etiology of human anatomy, strange body configuration, ways of behavior, marriages before the establishment of the present norms

Motif analysis result:

1. Only those Old World motifs that are not found in America besides among the Aleuts, Eskimo and Northern Athabaskans.

4. All motifs of category 1 (cosmology) in sub-Saharan Africa and those motifs of category 2 (adventures) which are found in sub-Saharan Africa and widespread in the Indo-Pacific world with scarce or no cases in Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia

Motif analysis result tradition count all:

Linked traditions:

Areal ID	Tradition
1.3.1.2	Tiv, Bamum (Bamun), Mungaka (Mgaka, Bali), Beba, Anaguta, Bete (Mbete, Karang), Ekoi, Nyang, Vute (Wute), Jukun, Chamba, Bamileke, Kwotto, Kirri; Denya (Nyang)
1.3.1.5	Yoruba; incl Ife), Nupe, Bini (Edo), Engenni, Chamba, Dakka, Kukuruku
10.2.3.2	Lisu, Achang, Taunyo
2.1.1.1	Malagasy
3.5.1.3	Macedonians
3.5.2.2	Serbs, Monte Negro,
3.5.3.2	Romanians, Moldavians, Aromanians
4.1.2.1	Ukrainians: Western dialects to the East of Carpathians
4.1.3.3	Russians: Vologda province (incl. Belozersk, Kirillov and Cherepovets districts of form. Novgorod Province)
4.1.3.4	Russians: Novgorod and Pskov provinces
4.1.3.6	Russians: Southern part of ethnic territory as in A.D. 1500 (Belgorod, Voronezh, Tambov, Penza, Lipetsk, Orel, Kursk, Bryansk provinces; in case of absence in other areas also Russians in Samara, Simbirsk and Saratov provinces)
4.1.4.1	Early Russian written sources
4.3.2.2	Mordvins
5.1.4.1	Karachays, Balkar
5.6.2.5	Bhils (incl Barela-Bhilala), Pardhi, Kokna, Parwa
6.1.1.1	Santali, Turi, Mahli
6.1.1.3	Northern Munda of Kharwar branch: Birhor, Ho, Mundari, Kol, Asur (including Agaria, Kol, Birjhia), Bhumij
6.2.2.7	Toto, Rabha (northern Western Bengalia)
6.2.3.6	Kuki, Chiru, Falam (Hallam), Chin (Meitei =Manipuri, Khami, =Kumi), Lakher, Mizo (Lushei), Anal, Pawi (Lai), Purum, Koireng, Milhiem, Kolhen, Mru
6.4.1.3	Semang, Senoi
6.4.3.6	Simeulue, Nias
6.4.4.1	Ot Danum, Ngaju, Maanyan (Ma'anyan)
6.4.6.2	Toraja (Toradja), To Mori, Barée (=Eastern Toraja)
6.4.7.5	Mindanao: Blaan (Bilaan), Bagobo, Bukidnon, Cotabato, Hiligáynon, Binukid, Magindaan (=Magindanao: main Muslim population), Mandaya, Mansaka, Manobo (Agusan, Ata, Dibabawon, Sarangani, Ilianen), Maranao, Subanon (=Subanun), Subanen, Tboli
9.1.1.1	Southern Altai: Altai proper (Altai-Kiji), Telengit
9.1.1.2	Southern Altai: Teleut
9.1.2.1	Shor
9.1.5.3	Mongols (Khalkha)
9.10.1.6	Negidal
9.2.1.1	Mansi
9.2.3.1	Tundra Nenets