Weighing of souls

The weighing of souls (Ancient Greek: psychostasia)^[1] is a religious motif in which a person's life is assessed by weighing their soul (or some other part of them) immediately before or after death in order to judge their fate.^[2] This motif is most commonly seen in medieval Christianity.^[3]

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- Jane Ellen Harrison, Prolegomena to the Study of Greek Religion (1922), p. 183f;
- Isaac Myer, Oldest Books in the World (New York, 1900), VIII: The Psychostasia or Judgment of the Soul of the Dead, pp 265-79. (Reprinted by Kessinger, 2005) ISBN 9781169220263.
^ Brandon 1969.
^ Brandon 1969, p. 99.

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Jane Ellen Harrison, Prolegomena to the Study of Greek Religion (1922), p. 183f;
Isaac Myer, Oldest Books in the World (New York, 1900), VIII: The Psychostasia or Judgment of the Soul of the Dead, pp 265-79. (Reprinted by Kessinger, 2005) ISBN 9781169220263.

[2] Jane Ellen Harrison, Prolegomena to the Study of Greek Religion (1922), p. 183f;

[3] Isaac Myer, Oldest Books in the World (New York, 1900), VIII: The Psychostasia or Judgment of the Soul of the Dead, pp 265-79. (Reprinted by Kessinger, 2005) ISBN 9781169220263.

[FOOTNOTEBrandon1969-2] Brandon 1969.

[FOOTNOTEBrandon1969[httpsarchiveorgdetailsmythssymbolsstud0000unsepage99_99]-3] Brandon 1969, p. 99.

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