e/Ghosts in Polynesian culture

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has glosseng: There was widespread belief in ghosts in Polynesian culture, some of which persists today. After death, a person's ghost would normally travel to the sky world or the underworld, but some could stay on earth. In many Polynesian legends, ghosts were often actively involved in the affairs of the living. Ghosts might also cause sickness or even invade the body of ordinary people, to be driven out through strong medicines.
lexicalizationeng: Ghosts in Polynesian culture
instance of(noun) the visible disembodied soul of a dead person
ghost
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media:imgPaul Gauguin- Manao tupapau (The Spirit of the Dead Keep Watch).JPG

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