Glossolalia and the Problem of Language
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2021
University of Chicago Press (Verlag)
978-0-226-74938-9 (ISBN)
University of Chicago Press (Verlag)
978-0-226-74938-9 (ISBN)
Speaking in tongues, also known as glossolalia, has long been a subject of curiosity as well as vigorous theological debate. A worldwide phenomenon that spans multiple Christian traditions, glossolalia is both celebrated as a supernatural gift and condemned as semiotic alchemy. For some it is mystical speech that exceeds what words can do, and for others it is mere gibberish, empty of meaning. At the heart of these differences is glossolalia’s puzzling relationship to language.
Glossolalia and the Problem of Language investigates speaking in tongues in South Korea, where it is practiced widely across denominations and congregations. Nicholas Harkness shows how the popularity of glossolalia in Korea lies at the intersection of numerous, often competing social forces, interwoven religious legacies, and spiritual desires that have been amplified by Christianity’s massive institutionalization. As evangelicalism continues to spread worldwide, Glossolalia and the Problem of Language analyzes one of its most enigmatic practices while marking a major advancement in our understanding of the power of language and its limits.
Glossolalia and the Problem of Language investigates speaking in tongues in South Korea, where it is practiced widely across denominations and congregations. Nicholas Harkness shows how the popularity of glossolalia in Korea lies at the intersection of numerous, often competing social forces, interwoven religious legacies, and spiritual desires that have been amplified by Christianity’s massive institutionalization. As evangelicalism continues to spread worldwide, Glossolalia and the Problem of Language analyzes one of its most enigmatic practices while marking a major advancement in our understanding of the power of language and its limits.
Nicholas Harkness is professor of anthropology at Harvard University. He is the author of Songs of Seoul: An Ethnography of Voice and Voicing in Christian South Korea.
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Introduction
1 Abundance and the Ambivalent Gift
2 The Limits of Language
3 Feeling the Same Thing
4 Fusion and Force
5 Revelations
6 Deception
Conclusion
Acknowledgments
Appendix: The Nineteenth-Century Invention of Glossolalia; an Etymological Reconstruction
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Erscheinungsdatum | 20.01.2021 |
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Zusatzinfo | 28 halftones, 5 tables |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
Gewicht | 426 g |
Themenwelt | Sonstiges ► Geschenkbücher |
Geisteswissenschaften ► Archäologie | |
ISBN-10 | 0-226-74938-X / 022674938X |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-226-74938-9 / 9780226749389 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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