Of course, archetypal memories of ancient beliefs can surface as a sort of race-memory in much later work. Think of The Old Oak Tree ~~ an early-C19-melodrama type tale if ever there was; you can practically see Squire MacAllin's cloak and tall hat and mustachios: and yet in the middle crops up the ancient idea that a murdered corpse will induce a confession by bleeding afresh in the presence of its murderer.

~Michael~