PENTECOSTAL GLOSSOLALIA.

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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Publicado en:	Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion (Wiley-Blackwell) Vol. 8; no. 2; pp. 211 - 227
Autor principal:	Hine, Virginia H.
Formato:	Artículo
Publicado:	Wiley-Blackwell Fall69
Materias:	Pentecostals Speaking in tongues Pathology Hypnotism Social change Personality change
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Sumario:	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.