A Theory of Revelations
- 1 June 1999
- journal article
- research article
- Published by JSTOR in Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion
- Vol. 38 (2) , 287-308
- https://doi.org/10.2307/1387795
Abstract
In this essay I present a model which attempts to explain how sane and sober people can receive revelations. It synthesizes a number of my previous essays with extensive new work, especially on the role of Holy Families in sustaining prophets.This publication has 3 references indexed in Scilit:
- Steps toward a Sociology of Religious Experience: The Theories of Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi and Alfred SchutzSociological Analysis, 1990
- A Taxonomy of Religious ExperienceJournal for the Scientific Study of Religion, 1965
- Social Contexts and Religious ExperienceReview of Religious Research, 1965