Voices from the Gods: Speaking with Tongues

ISBN-13: 9780367074197 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 300 str.

David Christie-Murray

Opis

Glossolalia (paranormal speaking in tongues) and zenolalia (paranormal speaking in allegedly foreign languages) are features of many sub-cultures and religions. This book, first published in 1978, surveys the practice in anthropology, Christianity and spiritualism, and provides an analysis of its psychological, theological and linguistic issues.

Spis treści

1. Tongues in Non-Christian Cultures  2. The First Whitsun  3. From Jerusalem to Corinth  4. Tongues before the Reformation  5. From the Reformation to 1800  6. The Nineteenth Century  7. Nineteenth-Century Spiritualism  8. The Twentieth Century: Christian Tongues  9. Tongues in Twentieth-Century Spiritualism  10. The Charismatic Movement  11. Psychological and Medical Glossolalia  12. Debate and Discussion: Christian Tongues I  13. Debate and Discussion: Christian Tongues II  14. Debate and Discussion: The Psychology and Effects of Tongues  15. Debate and Discussion: Spiritualist Tongues  16. Summary and Conclusion

O autorze

David Christie-Murray