LINGUISTIC MANIPULATION WITHIN THE

SELECTED NEO-PENTECOSTAL
CHURCHES. A CRITICAL DISCOURSE
ANALYSIS
Ewelina Nyske, MA

ewelina.nyske@gmail.com
 emphasis on the Holy
Spirit

meeting
God personally

mysticism

ecstatic experiences
IMPLEMENTING THE PROSPERITY
GOSPEL

RETURNING TO THE ELEMENTARY

FORMS OF RELIGIOUS LIFE

THE PROBLEM OF DOCTRINAL

FRAGILITY

PERFORMING THE ROLE OF A GURU

BY THE LEADER
SHAREHOLDERS

BOARD OF
DIRECTORS

CEO
(managing
directors)

SUBORDINATES
The leader starts the meeting The leader addresses God The leader tells the
with the soft singing . directly: „Oh, bless me now participants to praise the Lord.
Savior! I need you every hour!”
The leader whispers the words of The leader invites some of the
glory; uses repetition: „just praise, participants on the stage and
just praise, just praise His name.” establishes the relationship with
them, usually through touching or
hugging.
The participant The leader approaches The leader declares
emphasizes his or her and starts praying, himself to be God: „I
medical condition. asking God for help in am the Lord, your
the name of Jesus; healer.”
the leader gives
commands.
implementing Shaktipat
or different hypnosis techniques

participants submit to the preacher

a branch of social psychology;

examines the processes and thoughts of individual crowd

members and the crowd as an entity;

claims that the crowd behaviour is heavily influenced

by the loss of responsibility of the individual and at
the same time – the impression of universality of
bahaviour.
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