In the academic study of religion and mysticism more generally, pneumatic has been used as a classification term to define similar trends in wider contexts. For example, Joseph G. Weiss describes "A Circle of Pneumatics in Pre-Hasidism", in the context of Jewish mysticism. Here the pneumatic group have minor prophetic powers ("Ruach Ha-qodesh" or "Ruach HaKodesh" (etc.)
In the realm of academic research on religion and mysticism, pneumatics has been utilized as a categorization term to describe analogous trends in more extensive contexts. For example, Joseph G. Weiss discusses "A Circle of Pneumatics in Pre-Hasidism" within the framework of Jewish mysticism. In this context, the pneumatic group is endowed with limited prophetic abilities ("Ruach Ha-qodesh" or "Ruach HaKodesh").