Pentecostal Glossolalia toward a Functional Interpretation
Theories which explain glossolalia as indicative of psychological pathology, suggestibility, or hypnosis, or as a result of social disorganization and deprivation are reviewed and found inadequate to explain recent data on the Pentecostal movement. Concepts of glossolalia as learned behavior and as...
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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Wiley-Blackwell
[1969]
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Journal for the scientific study of religion
Année: 1969, Volume: 8, Numéro: 2, Pages: 211-226 |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Baptism
B Control groups B Pathology B Pentecostalism B Suggestibility B Churches B Glossolalia B Cognition B Social Psychology |
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| Résumé: | Theories which explain glossolalia as indicative of psychological pathology, suggestibility, or hypnosis, or as a result of social disorganization and deprivation are reviewed and found inadequate to explain recent data on the Pentecostal movement. Concepts of glossolalia as learned behavior and as part of a process of personality reorganization are found more useful. Data are presented to support a functional interpretation of glossolalia as one component in the process of commitment to a movement with important implications for both personal and social change. |
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| ISSN: | 1468-5906 |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: Journal for the scientific study of religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/1384335 |