THE CONCORDANCE

restless dead

3 records across 2 traditions carry this current.

Asia & the Isles · 1

JiangshiRevenant · ChinaA hopping revenant of Chinese folklore and later popular culture, usually tied to a body animated by disrupted death rites or vital force.

South Asia · 2

BhūtaSpectre · India · South AsiaA broad South Asian name for a disembodied spirit or restless dead, often linked to violent death or incomplete funeral rites, yet also, in some regions, to honoured local deities and household guardians.ChurelRevenant · India · Pakistan · BangladeshA female revenant figure in varied South Asian traditions, often linked in stories to injury, injustice, or a death outside the expected order.