1969/01/01 by Virginia H. Hine · 1 citation
Arts and Humanities · Social Sciences · #Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies #Religion, Society, and Development #Christian Theology and Mission
paper · doi:10.2307/1384335
openalex publication_date 1969/01/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2025/11/06
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 movementwith important implications for both personal and social cshange.