"The Bridge" and the Veiling of Meaning: Investigating the Possible Linguistic Effects of Scientology’s Unique Lexicon

This article examines the possible effects of the unique terminology of the Church of Scientology on its members. It connects the concepts of the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis with experimental data on the linguistic effects of differentword categories and applies them to oft-used terms within the Churchof...

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Auteur principal: Fischer, Benjamin (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: equinox 2019
Dans: International journal for the study of new religions
Année: 2019, Volume: 10, Numéro: 1, Pages: 67-88
Sujets non-standardisés:B Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis
B Scientology-Speak
B linguistic relativism
B Scientologie
B religious terminology
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