Heteroglossolalia 2

This is a reminder for all those (myself included) who would take the role of pundit or scholar or expert, thereby putting others in the nonexpert slot:

The cultural authority of scholars, the complex language used in scholarly discourse, and the esoteric nature of academic channels of communication render academic interpretations of the beliefs of ordinary people generally inaccessible to those being studied...
David Hufford. 1999. "The Scholarly Voice and the Personal Voice."