Irish, Donald P.; Lundquist, Kathleen F.; Nelsen, Vivian Jenkins
Format:
Book section
Publisher:
Taylor & Francis, Philadelphia, PA, 1993.
Series:
Series in death education, aging, and health care
Language:
English
Abstract:
Discusses Hmong customs and attitudes related to death, dying, and grief. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: create) the Hmong are an ethnic minority found throughout southern China, Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, and Burma / there are an estimated 120,000 Hmong refugees now living in the United States / the Hmong beliefs about death and afterlife are . . . closely entwined with the traditional Hmong religion / the Hmong religious beliefs are a mixture of ancestor worship and animism Hmong traditional religion / general beliefs about death / prefuneral customs / Hmong funeral rituals and customs / day of sacrifices / burial day / postfuneral activities / appropriate behavior after a death / death education / Hmong acculturation / Hmong Christians (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: chapter)