“Speaking in Tongues”, for a Sharper Break with Russian Culture. The Appearance of the Holy Spirit in three Evangelical Churches in the Far East of Siberia

International audience In the Amur Region, in the cities of Khabarovsk, Komsomolsk and Nikolaievsk, glossolalia takes various shapes depending in churches where it may be observed: crying fits, yells, falls to the floor, mumbling. According to the believers, these behaviors are provoked by the divin...

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Published in:Socio-anthropologie
Main Author: Dalles Maréchal, Anne
Other Authors: Groupe Sociétés, Religions, Laïcités (GSRL), École Pratique des Hautes Études (EPHE), Université Paris Sciences et Lettres (PSL)-Université Paris Sciences et Lettres (PSL)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
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Language:French
Published: HAL CCSD 2021
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spelling ftecolephe:oai:HAL:hal-04459800v1 2024-05-19T07:50:05+00:00 “Speaking in Tongues”, for a Sharper Break with Russian Culture. The Appearance of the Holy Spirit in three Evangelical Churches in the Far East of Siberia « Parler en langues » pour mieux rompre avec la culture russe « Parler en langues » pour mieux rompre avec la culture russe: La manifestation de l’Esprit saint dans trois Églises évangéliques de l’Extrême-Orient de la Sibérie Dalles Maréchal, Anne Groupe Sociétés, Religions, Laïcités (GSRL) École Pratique des Hautes Études (EPHE) Université Paris Sciences et Lettres (PSL)-Université Paris Sciences et Lettres (PSL)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) 2021-12-15 https://hal.science/hal-04459800 https://doi.org/10.4000/socio-anthropologie.10740 fr fre HAL CCSD Publications de la Sorbonne info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.4000/socio-anthropologie.10740 hal-04459800 https://hal.science/hal-04459800 doi:10.4000/socio-anthropologie.10740 ISSN: 1276-8707 EISSN: 1773-018X Socio-anthropologie https://hal.science/hal-04459800 Socio-anthropologie, 2021, 44, pp.149-162. ⟨10.4000/socio-anthropologie.10740⟩ glossolalie évangélisme christianisme région de l'Amou émotions [SHS.ANTHRO-SE]Humanities and Social Sciences/Social Anthropology and ethnology [SHS.RELIG]Humanities and Social Sciences/Religions info:eu-repo/semantics/article Journal articles 2021 ftecolephe https://doi.org/10.4000/socio-anthropologie.10740 2024-04-25T00:57:59Z International audience In the Amur Region, in the cities of Khabarovsk, Komsomolsk and Nikolaievsk, glossolalia takes various shapes depending in churches where it may be observed: crying fits, yells, falls to the floor, mumbling. According to the believers, these behaviors are provoked by the divine nature of the Holy Spirit who then comes into contact with the individual. While the latter seem to let go and lose control, to a certain extent, during these events, my observations show that it is a codified practice, and that “speaking in tongues” constitutes a mode of enunciation of emotions. This experience represents the counterpart of testimony and together, they structure a repetitive ritual model which induces for the believer a systemic break with their culture of origin: they thus stop being “Russian” and become “Christian”. The creation of a common repertoire of emotions enables the expression of a critic of the contemporary society and the creation of strategies of emancipation from this society. Based on empirical data collected among members of three evangelical Churches, this analysis aims at understanding what glossolalia, taken as an intensified space of expression, shows us of the contemporary society, as it is perceived and experienced. Dans la région de l’Amour, dans les villes de Khabarovsk, Komsomolsk et Nikolaïevsk, la glossolalie prend des formes variées selon les Églises : crises de larmes, cris, marmonnement, chute au sol. Selon les croyants, ces comportements sont provoqués par la nature divine de l’Esprit saint qui entre en communication avec l’individu. Alors que ces derniers semblent lâcher prise pendant ces épisodes, mes observations montrent que c’est une pratique codifiée et que le « parler en langues » constitue une forme d’énonciation des émotions. Cette expérience fait pendant au témoignage et avec la glossolalie, ils structurent un modèle rituel répétitif qui permet d’induire chez le croyant une rupture systémique avec sa culture d’origine : le croyant n’est plus « russe » ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Cris Siberia EPHE (Ecole pratique des hautes études, Paris): HAL Socio-anthropologie 44 149 162
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Dalles Maréchal, Anne
“Speaking in Tongues”, for a Sharper Break with Russian Culture. The Appearance of the Holy Spirit in three Evangelical Churches in the Far East of Siberia
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description International audience In the Amur Region, in the cities of Khabarovsk, Komsomolsk and Nikolaievsk, glossolalia takes various shapes depending in churches where it may be observed: crying fits, yells, falls to the floor, mumbling. According to the believers, these behaviors are provoked by the divine nature of the Holy Spirit who then comes into contact with the individual. While the latter seem to let go and lose control, to a certain extent, during these events, my observations show that it is a codified practice, and that “speaking in tongues” constitutes a mode of enunciation of emotions. This experience represents the counterpart of testimony and together, they structure a repetitive ritual model which induces for the believer a systemic break with their culture of origin: they thus stop being “Russian” and become “Christian”. The creation of a common repertoire of emotions enables the expression of a critic of the contemporary society and the creation of strategies of emancipation from this society. Based on empirical data collected among members of three evangelical Churches, this analysis aims at understanding what glossolalia, taken as an intensified space of expression, shows us of the contemporary society, as it is perceived and experienced. Dans la région de l’Amour, dans les villes de Khabarovsk, Komsomolsk et Nikolaïevsk, la glossolalie prend des formes variées selon les Églises : crises de larmes, cris, marmonnement, chute au sol. Selon les croyants, ces comportements sont provoqués par la nature divine de l’Esprit saint qui entre en communication avec l’individu. Alors que ces derniers semblent lâcher prise pendant ces épisodes, mes observations montrent que c’est une pratique codifiée et que le « parler en langues » constitue une forme d’énonciation des émotions. Cette expérience fait pendant au témoignage et avec la glossolalie, ils structurent un modèle rituel répétitif qui permet d’induire chez le croyant une rupture systémique avec sa culture d’origine : le croyant n’est plus « russe » ...
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