Calling in the soul : gender and the cycle of life in a Hmong village / Patricia V. Symonds.

Author/creator Symonds, Patricia V.
Format Book
Publication InfoSeattle : University of Washington Press, ©2004.
Descriptionxlix, 326 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Subjects
Hmong (Asian people)--Thailand, Northern. --Rites and ceremonies.
Women, Hmong--Thailand, Northern. --Social conditions.
Sex role--Thailand, Northern.
Sexual division of labor--Thailand, Northern.
Patrilineal kinship--Thailand, Northern.
Hmong Americans--Social life and customs.
Thailand, Northern--Social life and customs.

Contents Introduction: Conducting Research in a Hmong Village -- 1. Hmong Cosmology: A Balance of Opposites -- 2. Mothers, Daughters, and Wives -- 3. Birth: The Journey to the Land of Light -- 4. Death: The Journey to the Land of Darkness -- 5. Reflections on Power, Gender, and the Cycle of Life -- Epilogue: HIV/AIDS and the Hmong in Thailand -- App. A. "Hu Plig (Calling in the Soul): Hmong Text -- App. B. "Showing the Way" (Qhuab Kev): English Translation -- App. C. "Qhuab Kev" (Showing the Way): Hmong Text -- App. D. Flower Village Demographics -- App. E. A Shamanic Healing in the United States -- App. F. Health Care and Gender Issues of Hmong in the United States.
Local noteLittle-348372--305131055982%
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 289-313) and index.
LCCN 2003049342
ISBN0295983264 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780295983264 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0295983396 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN9780295983394 (pbk. : alk. paper)