Tongues of Men and Angels : The Religious Language of Pentecostalism Text
William J. Samarin.
- New York : Macmillan, [1972]
- xv, 277 p. : music. ; 22 cm.
Bibliography: p. [257]-268.
Glossolalia in Christianity -- Explained psychologically -- Acquired "supernaturally" -- Described linguistically -- Contrasted with language -- Compared with other forms -- Prayed, prophesied, and interpreted -- Sung and written -- Use and disuse -- Pleasing and symbolic -- Participation and politics -- Sacred and profane -- Appendix A. Questions about tongues: a linguistic inquiry -- Appendix B. A tongue speaker's testimonial -- Appendix C. Samples of glossolalia.