Hmong folk religion

E237473

Hmong folk religion is the traditional animist and ancestor-venerating belief system of the Hmong people, centered on spirits, shamanic rituals, and maintaining harmony between the human and spirit worlds.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Hmong folk religion canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancestor worship ⓘ
animism ⓘ
ethnic religion ⓘ
folk religion ⓘ
shamanism ⓘ
associatedWithDeityOrSpirit ancestor spirit ⓘ
house spirit ⓘ
nature spirit ⓘ
territorial spirit ⓘ
coexistsWith Buddhism among Hmong people ⓘ
Christianity among Hmong people ⓘ
coreConcept harmony between human and spirit worlds ⓘ
reciprocal obligations between humans and spirits ⓘ
geographicOrigin Southeast Asia ⓘ
southern China ⓘ
hasBeliefIn ancestor spirits ⓘ
household spirits ⓘ
nature spirits ⓘ
soul dualism ⓘ
spirits ⓘ
hasRitual New Year rituals ⓘ
ancestor veneration ceremony ⓘ
animal sacrifice ⓘ
divination ⓘ
funerary rites ⓘ
shamanic healing ceremony ⓘ
soul-calling ceremony ⓘ
hasRitualObject altar ⓘ
drum ⓘ
ritual gongs ⓘ
shamanic bench ⓘ
shamanic costume ⓘ
spirit paper ⓘ
practicedBy Hmong people ⓘ
linked to: Hmong
practicedIn Australia ⓘ
China ⓘ
France ⓘ
Laos ⓘ
Thailand ⓘ
United States ⓘ
Vietnam ⓘ
linked to: Viet Nam
religiousFunction interpretation of misfortune and illness ⓘ
maintenance of social cohesion ⓘ
regulation of kinship obligations ⓘ
ritualLanguage Hmong language ⓘ
linked to: Hmong
transmittedBy family elders ⓘ
oral tradition ⓘ
usesRitualSpecialist shaman ⓘ
txiv neeb ⓘ
worldview illness can be caused by spirit imbalance ⓘ
misfortune may result from offended spirits ⓘ
rituals can restore lost souls ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hmong American → religion → Hmong folk religion ⓘ
Shong Lue Yang → religion → Hmong folk religion ⓘ