Article Title

Cursing a Litigant with Speechlessness

Authors

John W. Welch

Keywords

Alma, Korihor, speechlessness, ancient curses, Alma 30:49

Abstract

Alma's curse on Korihor, "In the name of God, ye shall be struck dumb, that ye shall no more have utterance" (Alma 30:49), resembles an ancient Greek practice of cursing a litigant with speechlessness. When the curse materialized, divine disapproval was so clear that Korihor was compelled to yield the case.

Recommended Citation

Welch, John W. (1998) "Cursing a Litigant with Speechlessness," Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship: Vol. 18: No. 5, Article 3.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/insights/vol18/iss5/3