| Description |
1 online resource |
| Summary |
Perhaps we don't think of our names very often, having heard them from infancy, but names have significance we may not even be aware of. The Power of Names explores the wonder of naming phenomena, naming rituals and name-changing, as well as the profound psychological impact, both conscious and unconscious, that our name has on each of us. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Called into existence. An invitation into being ; Names with power ; Go out and name ; Names and nomads ; Choosing names ; Celebrating names -- Burden or blessing. The strange fate of names ; Transmission and inheritance ; Who we are is always there ; The family tree of life ; In the name of the father ; Voluntary name-changing -- Involuntary name-changing -- A house is not a home -- Appendix: The language of names. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Names, Personal -- Psychological aspects.
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Identity (Psychology)
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REFERENCE -- Genealogy & Heraldry. |
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Identity (Psychology) |
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Names, Personal -- Psychological aspects. |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Himes, Mavis. Power of Names : Uncovering the Mystery of What We Are Called. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, ©2016 9781442259782 |
| ISBN |
1442259795 (electronic bk.) |
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9781442259799 (electronic bk.) |
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1442259787 |
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9781442259782 |
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