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Shaman practice is called ua neeb (ua: "to heal through the, neeb: the spirit world", the dab neeb being specifically shamanic spirits), [1] while the shaman is called Niam Neeb or Txiv Neeb, meaning "mother/father of the neeb".
I can agree with both of you. I had a conversation with a Hmong about this discussion and he said that all Hmong use the English translation of "shaman". I addition the "Picture Dictionary: English-White Hmong" (Saint Paul Publich Schools, 2004) also translates this practioner as "Shaman" (txiv neeb (tus)).
The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down: A Hmong Child, Her American Doctors, and the Collision of Two Cultures is a 1997 book by Anne Fadiman that chronicles the struggles of a Hmong refugee family from Houaysouy, Sainyabuli Province, Laos, [1] the Lees, and their interactions with the health care system in Merced, California.
[2] Because of the presence of a large Hmong community, it is easy for one to find a Hmong clan elder for dispute mediation, a txiv neeb, a Hmong herbalist, and a qeej player. Since, as of 1997, bamboo is not commonly found in Merced, qeejs are often constructed from PVC plumbing pipes. [2]
Vang is the father of seven children. He is also a family shaman (txiv neeb) and was a hunting enthusiast. [3] On Christmas Eve 2001, police responded to a 911 call from Vang's house, according to a Minneapolis Police Department report. The quarrel allegedly began when Vang said he wanted to go out and his wife, Xiong, did not want him to leave.
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Illustration of "soaking" or the act of vaginal penetration without subsequent thrusting. Soaking is a sexual practice of inserting the penis into the vagina but not subsequently thrusting or ejaculating, reportedly used by some members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). [5]
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