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V300. V300. Religious beliefs.
V310. V310. Particular dogmas.
V311. V311. Belief in the life to come. *Encyc. Rel. Ethics Index 272b; Irish myth: *Cross.
V311.0.1. V311.0.1. Doctrine of immortality taught by druids. Irish myth: *Cross.
V311.1. V311.1. Man converted to belief in future life on deathbed. Feels sure nevertheless that nothing will come of it. Wesselski Bebel I 182 No. 32.
V311.2. V311.2. Dying man refuses to believe in life to come. Italian Novella: Rotunda.
V311.3. V311.3. Given choice between life and heaven, person chooses latter. Irish myth: *Cross.
V312. V312. Belief in Immaculate Conception. (Cf. T510.) *Encyc. Rel. Ethics Index 272a; Spanish Exempla: Keller.
V312.1. V312.1. Proclamation of dogma of Immaculate Conception stops plague. Pauli (ed. Bolte) Nos. 552, 553.
V312.2. V312.2. Man miraculously dies for opposing dogma of Immaculate Conception. Attempt to disprove the dogma by false miracle. Sham dead man is to rise if the dogma is not true. He is found to be actually dead. Pauli (ed. Bolte) No. 554.
V313. V313. Last judgment. Jewish: Moreno Esdras, *Neuman.
V315. V315. Belief in the Atonement. *Encyc. Rel. Ethics Index 48c; Jewish: *Neuman.
V315.1. V315.1. Power of repentance. Jewish: *Neuman.
V316. V316. Efficacy of prayer. Jewish: *Neuman.
V316.1. V316.1. “He that asks shall receive.” Hermit wants to prove truth of these words of the Gospel and asks for the hand of the princess. Performs the difficult task imposed upon him. Lithuanian: Balys Index No. 779*; Russian: Andrejev No. 841I*.
V317. V317. The chosen people. Jewish: *Neuman.
V317.1. V317.1. Holy land. Jewish: *Neuman.
V320. V320. Heretics. *Encyc. Rel. Ethics Index 251b; Irish myth: Cross.
V321. V321. Insane man burns heretic in his bed: restored to his senses as reward. Pauli (ed. Bolte) No. 47.
V322. V322. Heretical baptism. Heathen baptized into devil‘s possession. Irish myth: *Cross.
V323. V323. Atheists.
V323.1. V323.1. Epicureans regarded as atheists. Jewish: Neuman.
V325. V325. Baptismal water vanishes before Aryan bishop. Alphabet No. 95.
V326. V326. Hero renounces heaven because dead companions (heathen) are not there. Irish myth: *Cross.
V327. V327. Author of book against heretic honored by Virgin Mary and angels. Scala Celi 117b No. 652.
V328. V328. Man sets fire to his house and perishes in it rather than accept Christianity. Irish myth: *Cross.
V330. V330. Conversion from one religion to another. *Encyc. Rel. Ethics X 400 – 403.
V331. V331. Conversion to Christianity. (Cf. M177.1.) Pauli (ed. Bolte) No. 555; Dickson 199 n. 89; Malone PMLA XLIII 413. – Irish: *Cross, O’Suilleabhain 65, Beal XXI 325; Icelandic: *Boberg; English: Wells 88 (Roland and Vernagu); Spanish Exempla: Keller; Jewish: *Neuman; Tahiti: Henry Ancient Tahiti (Honolulu, 1928) 178.
V331.0.1. V331.0.1. Druid converted to Christianity. Irish myth: *Cross.
V331.0.2. V331.0.2. Three (two) Irishmen who believed in Christianity before the coming of St. Patrick. (Cf. A1546.3.1.) Irish myth: *Cross.
V331.1. V331.1. Conversion to Christianity through miracle. Dickson 193 – 98 passim; Alphabet No. 558; Icelandic: *Boberg; Irish: *Cross, O‘Suilleabhain 71, 74, Beal XXI 326; English: Wells 91 (Otuel), 119 (Octovian), *Hibbard 45ff.; Italian Novella: *Rotunda.
V331.1.1. V331.1.1. Conversion to Christianity by miracle of seeing blood flow from Jesus’ image. Spanish Exempla: Keller.
V331.1.2. V331.1.2. Conversion to Christianity through appearance of the cross and angels. Spanish Exempla: Keller.
V331.1.3. V331.1.3. Conversion to Christianity because the heathen gods prove to be less powerful. *Loomis White Magic 75.
V331.1.4. V331.1.4. Conversion because saint‘s staff miraculously goes through neophytes’ foot. Irish myth: *Cross.
V331.2. V331.2. Conversion to Christianity on pain of death. *Dickson 188 n. 64, 224; Icelandic: *Boberg.
V331.3. V331.3. Miraculous beautification upon conversion to Christianity. (Cf. D1860.) English: Wells 122 (The King of Tars).
V331.4. V331.4. Conversion to Christianity through repentance. Italian Novella: Rotunda.
V331.5. V331.5. Conversion to Christianity through love. Italian Novella: *Rotunda.
V331.6. V331.6. Conversion to Christianity out of gratitude. Ruler has captive baptize his sister and then marry her. Grateful for past kindnesses. Italian Novella: Rotunda.
V331.7. V331.7. Saladin asks to be made a Christian knight. Italian Novella: Rotunda.
V331.8. V331.8. Fairies converted to Christianity. Irish myth: *Cross.
V331.9. V331.9. Swans (transformed children) do not suffer in harsh weather after conversion to Christianity. Irish myth: *Cross.
V331.10. V331.10. Conversion to Christianity because of admiration for Christian virtue.
V331.10.1. V331.10.1. Conversion to Christianity through show of forgiveness and gentleness. Spanish Exempla: Keller.
V332. V332. Baptism of heathen. *Thien Motive 40f.; Spanish Exempla: Keller.
V336. V336. Conversion to Judaism. Jewish: *Neuman.
V340. V340. Miracle manifested to non-believers. Irish myth: *Cross; Icelandic: *Boberg; Jewish: Neuman; India: Thompson-Balys.
V341. V341. Pagan sybil draws picture of Madonna and Child in sand. Result of vision. Pauli (ed. Bolte) No. 560.
V342. V342. Sign of cross intimidates Jews. Type 1709*.
V343. V343. Jews protesting against marriage of Jewess and Christian are struck dumb. Wesselski Mönchslatein 52 No. 62.
V344. V344. Temple about to be taken over by pagans saved by appearance of a Sign of the Cross (image of the Virgin). Alphabet No. 708; *Crane Miraculis No. 20.
V345. V345. Dove flies out of man‘s mouth. Impious anchorite has agreed to forsake his religion in return for the possession of a maid. When he repents the dove reenters his mouth. Italian Novella: Rotunda; Spanish Exempla: Keller.
V346. V346. Skeptic kicked by sacrificial animal. India: Thompson-Balys.
V347. V347. Idols found on their faces after saint’s arrival. *Loomis White Magic 89; Irish myth: Cross.
V350. V350. Conflicts between religions. Irish myth: *Cross; Jewish: *Neuman.
V351. V351. Duel (debate) to prove which religion is better. Dickson 187 nn. 61, 62; English: Wells 88 (Roland and Vernagu), 91 (Otuel); Spanish Exempla: Keller.
V351.1. V351.1. Wise heretic is vanquished in debate with a Christian. Italian Novella: Rotunda.
V351.1.1. V351.1.1. Brahmin wins a discussion on religion. India: Thompson-Balys.
V351.2. V351.2. Unbeliever loses argument with hermit. Italian Novella: Rotunda.
V351.3. V351.3. Magician overpowered in contest with a saint. *Loomis White Magic 75f.
V351.3.1. V351.3.1. Contest of St. Peter with Simon Magus, a magician. *Loomis White Magic 120.
V351.4. V351.4. Prayer-contest to prove which religion is better. Irish myth: *Cross.
V351.5. V351.5. Contest of miraculous powers between a Yogi and a Musselman. India: Thompson-Balys.
V352. V352. Pagan disputant with Christian stricken dumb. English: Wells 76 (Joseph of Aramathie); Spanish Exempla: Keller.
V352.1. V352.1. Pagan disputant with Christian bested by the words put in his mouth by God. Spanish Exempla: Keller.
V354. V354. Life of heroic age preferable to Christian living. Irish myth: *Cross.
V355. V355. Buddhists become slaves of Taoists because they cannot produce rain. Chinese: Werner 353.
V356. V356. Christian hero (saint) overthrows heathen idols. *Boje 82; *Toldo V 339; Irish myth: *Cross; Icelandic: *Boberg.
V356.1. V356.1. Saint dispels pagan devils from ancient shrines. *Loomis White Magic 115.
V356.2. V356.2. Pagan shrines and idols, or magic books destroyed by fire from heaven. *Loomis White Magic 35.
V356.2.1. V356.2.1. Heathen idols sink into earth up to their necks through power of saint. Irish myth: Cross.
V356.3. V356.3. Saint’s bachall pointed at idol defaces it. (Cf. V347.) Irish myth: Cross.
V360. V360. Christian and Jewish traditions about each other. *DeVooys Middelnederlandse Legenden en Exempelen (Den Haag, 1926) 199ff.
V361. V361. Christian child killed to furnish blood for Jewish rite. (Hugh of Lincoln.) (Cf. V254.7.) **V. Manzini La superstizione omicida e i sacrifici umani, con particolare riguardo alle accuse contro gli Ebrei (2d ed., Padua, 1930); **Berger Mélusine VIII 169ff.; *Ward II 656 No. 3; *Brown PMLA XXI 486ff. – English: Child III 240ff., IV 497a.
V362. V362. Plague from Jews’ poisoning wells. German: H. Rauchfuss Alte Geschichte u. neue Sagen aus Thuringen 60.
V363. V363. Jewish child thrown into oven by father for taking eucharist. Preserved by Virgin Mary. *Ward II 601; Irish myth: Cross (V35.1.0.1); Spanish Exempla: Keller.
V363.1. V363.1. Jewish child resurrected (saved by power of Virgin Mary) after being burned to ashes for eating consecrated bread in Christian church. Irish myth: *Cross.
V364. V364. A Christianized Jew becomes a priest. During Mass, he stabs the consecrated host, blood flows (cf. C55, J1261.2, V30). He kills the other priest who saw him commit the sacrilege, and before killing, forces him to renounce his faith. A miracle exposes the murderer. Lithuanian: Balys Index No. 3270, Legends Nos. 416ff.
V365. V365. Jewish traditions concerning non-Jews. Jewish: *Neuman.
V380. V380. Religious beliefs – miscellaneous.
V381. V381. Heathen beats his god because of misfortune. (Cf. V123.) *Boje 101; Chinese: Eberhard FFC CXX 238 No. 185.
V382. V382. Doctor ridicules belief in Devil, Heaven, and Hell. Italian Novella: Rotunda.
V383. V383. Religious fanaticism. Irish myth: Cross.
V383.1. V383.1. Prolonged prostration in worship causes death. Irish myth: Cross.
V383.2. V383.2. Hindu drinks water by mistake from Mohammedan‘s vessel: his fortune turns to evil. India: Thompson-Balys.
V385. V385. Romans won’t include Jesus in their pantheon because of his poverty which they hate. Spanish Exempla: Keller.
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