Libu Lakhi, Charles Kevin Stuart, and Gerald Roche. 2009. Calling Back the Lost na mzi Tibetan Soul. ASIAN HIGHLANDS PERSPECTIVES 1:65-115.

A na mzi (Namuyi, Namzi, Namyi) person falls accidentally and is panicked. The 'soul' leaves the body and the person becomes lethargic. It is nearly always the patient's mother who calls the soul back, if she knows the correct chant. Five thousand na mzi Tibetans live mostly in Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, PR China with Han and Nuosu (Yi). The ritual is commonly done for children less than ten years of age, though anyone may lose their soul. The chant is presented along with a brief discussion of na mzi cosmology and beliefs concerning the soul.

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