THE CONCORDANCE

taboo

3 records across 3 traditions carry this current.

Eastern Europe · 1

BannikHousehold · RussiaThe spirit of the bathhouse in Russian folklore. Bathhouses were liminal, dangerous places; the bannik punished those who broke bathing etiquette or lingered after the proper hour.

The Americas · 2

Skin-walker (yee naaldlooshii)Shapeshifter · Navajo Nation · Southwest USAmong the Diné, stories of skin-walkers belong to a living, sensitive witchcraft complex. Outsiders’ horror media often appropriates and flattens them. This archive points to respect and community authority rather than a monster dossier.WendigoWoodwalker · Canada · United StatesA gaunt, insatiable being of Algonquian tradition, associated with deep winter, starvation, and the dread of a hunger that consumes the self.