What Are Hmong Beliefs

The Hmong are animist, people who believe in souls or spirits, in their practice of religion. The Hmong believe that the spiritual world coexist with the physical world. … Spirits of nature are believed to possibly cause physical and mental harm to Hmong in the disguise of illness, nightmares, and even death.

How many souls do Hmong have?

The Hmong believe each person has 12 souls, and one of the common acts perpetrated by evil spirits is to steal one of these souls. A person missing one of the 12 souls will be ill.

Do Hmong people pray?

Animist Hmong elders reported the importance of Shamanistic rituals such as soul calling or spiritual offering while Christian Hmong elders believed in the power of prayers.