Demystifying Shamans and Their World

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Details Collect From N Copy: N pbk Main Reading Room. Order a copy Copyright or permission restrictions may apply. We will contact you if necessary. To learn more about Copies Direct watch this short online video. The Hmong practice animism, or the belief that one cannot separate the spirit from the body, even after death, which proves why the Hmong practice interdependence, not just with their family, but also with their deceased family members.

This incident caused Mr. He contacted a Master Shaman to conduct the induction ceremony. Gerdner goes into a great deal of discussion about the steps it takes to be a Shaman. There is a delicacy in the way a Shaman is blessed.

The tools used and the people involved in the induction are particular. Sacrificial animals are involved, and the entire ceremony is spiritually, emotionally, and most of all physically demanding. Moreover, the construction and placement of the altar is most important. It was only after he fell ill again did he finally move the altar to the second floor of their home.

There are five ways in which a shaman can be chosen, spiritual calling. In all five ceremonies the master shaman must either write the name of the candidate or chant it. The ceremonies also include rice and a balance egg in the vertical position on top of an inverted glass cup. The shaman performs the selection ceremony three times. Certain severe illness require special physicians, which is why in Western medicine there are specialists such as oncologists and neurologists, to name a few. Similarly, there are also special shamans who perform particular ceremonies for problems identified by the individual and the family members.

There are a number of ceremonies, and the most common is the Ua Neeb Kho , or the healing ceremony. The healing ceremony is particular to those receiving the spiritual help, and it also involved animal sacrifice Gerdner Furthermore, Gerdner discusses two case studies where a shaman had to perform more than one ceremony to the ill in order to relieve them of their pains.

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The ceremonies performed takes hours and hours. The preparation itself is extensive and truly a labor. One case study relied purely on shamanism, while the second managed to incorporate shamanism and western medicine at the same time. Note that combining shamanism and western practices is decided by the family. In fact, many of the ceremonies cannot be performed in a hospital setting and must be done by the shaman in their home with a piece of clothing from the patient.

Still the Hmong-American community rely heavily on these rituals for healing. The most interesting was the fact that calling for a shaman to heal costs a good sum of money.

In particular the shamans, and in general, the Hmong culture, is very particular on their textile. The clothing of a shaman is very symbolic. The color and weaving patterns present in the clothing of a shaman indicate certain things about the shaman.

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For example, if a shaman were wearing a red hood, the primary spirit helper would be male Gerdner Both the physical and spiritual health of the Hmong people is important to them, and practicing interdependence means they value their family living or passed. Female Shaman practicing healing ritual in her home. Shamanism still exist today because of the belief that our world is surrounded by the spirit realm. From conception, a life is protected by the shaman.



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