The Power of the Spoken Word in Defining Religion and Thought: A Case Study

This essay explores the relationship between religion and language through a literature review of animist scholarship and, in particular, a case study of the animist worldview of Hmong immigrants to the United States. An analysis of the existing literature reveals how the Hmong worldview (which has...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hilary Watt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hmong Studies Journal 2009-01-01
Series:Hmong Studies Journal
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Online Access:http://hmongstudies.org/Watt2008.pdf