Baby, souls, name and health: Traditional customs for a newborn infant among the Hmong in Melbourne

Early Human Development

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 189-203

  Rice, Pranee Liamputtong ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Child health; Child survival; Hmong culture; Naming ceremony; Soul calling ceremony; Souls

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BABY; CHILDBIRTH; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMAN; NEWBORN; NOMENCLATURE; RELIGION; SOCIAL ASPECT; SYMBOLISM;

ADULT; ANTHROPOLOGY, CULTURAL; CEREMONIAL BEHAVIOR; CHILD REARING; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LAOS; MIDDLE AGED; REFUGEES; VICTORIA;

EID: 0034163516     PISSN: 03783782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-3782(99)00062-6     Document Type: Article

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