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The power of names : uncovering the mystery of what we are called / Mavis Himes.

by Himes, Mavis, author.

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Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, c2016.

Names, Personal -- Psychological aspects.

Identity (Psychology)

9781442259782 (hardcover)

1442259787 (hardcover)

xii, 225 pages ; 24 cm

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.

Our name testifies to our unique presence on this earth, yet we rarely examine the part our name plays in what makes us who we are. Himes explores both the profound ambivalence that many of us feel toward our names and the conscious and unconscious impact our names have on our lives, sometimes for good and sometimes for ill. She explores the various ways different cultures celebrate the naming of infants; the power of names in myth and legend; and the impact of names on friends and patients from her practice.

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