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245 0 0 _aHow prophecy lives /
_cedited by Diana G. Tumminia and William H. Swatos, Jr.
264 1 _aLeiden :
_bBrill,
_c2011.
300 _a1 online resource (viii, 191 pages) :
_billustrations.
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aReligion and the social order,
_x1061-5210 ;
_vv. 21
500 _aPubl. on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the publication "When prophecy fails" by Leon Festinger.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references.
505 0 0 _tPreliminary Material /
_rDiana G. Tumminia and William H. Swatos --
_tIntroduction: How Failure Succeeds /
_rDiana G. Tumminia --
_tRevisiting When Prophecy Fails /
_rBenton Johnson --
_tWhere Prophecy Lives: Psychological and Sociological Studies of Cognitive Dissonance /
_rRalph W. Hood --
_tThe Festinger Theory on Failed Prophecy and Dissonance: A Survey and Critique /
_rJon R. Stone --
_tClearing the Underbrush: Moving beyond Festinger to a New Paradigm for the Study of Failed Prophecy /
_rLorne L. Dawson --
_tWhen Prophets Fail to Fail: A Case Study of Yuko Chino, Chino Shoho, and the Pana-Wave Laboratory /
_rSalvador Jimenez Murguia --
_tLeadership and the Impact of Failed Prophecies on New Religious Movements: The Case of the Church Universal and Triumphant /
_rLorne L. Dawson and Bradley C. Whitsel --
_tFailed Prophecy and Group Demise: The Case of Chen Tao /
_rStuart A. Wright and Arthur L. Greil --
_tA Square Theory in a Round Reality: Thoughts on the Study of the Unarius Prophecy /
_rDiana G. Tumminia --
_tThe Sociology of Prophecy Sub Specie Æternitatis /
_rWilliam H. Swatos --
_tContributors /
_rDiana G. Tumminia and William H. Swatos.
506 _aAvailable to subscribing member institutions only.
520 _aTaking its inspiration from the 50th anniversary of the publication of Festinger and others's 1956 seminal and controversial volume When Prophecy Fails , which introduced the notion of \'cognitive dissonance\' as an explanation for how a small group of flying saucer devotees handled the failure of a predicted visit from space aliens, this volume looks at both theoretical and empirical studies of religious groups for whom space beings and civilizations provided an inspiration to prepare for the nearness of events that would trigger \'the end of the world.\' Rather than examining merely the rationales adopted to account for the disappointments associated with such \'failures,\' the core of the present volume seeks to explore the dynamics that inspire not only such beliefs but also the vigorous participation in activities in which adherents engage to prepare for the coming of (or transport to) alien civilizations from \'outer space.\'
588 _aDescription based on print version record.
600 1 0 _aFestinger, Leon,
_d1919-1989.
_tWhen prophecy fails.
650 0 _aProphecy.
650 7 _aBODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Gaia & Earth Energies.
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650 7 _aRELIGION / Christianity / General.
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650 7 _aRELIGION / Theology.
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700 1 _aTumminia, Diana G.
700 1 _aSwatos, William H.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_tHow Prophecy Lives
_dLeiden, Boston : BRILL, 2011,
_z9789004215603
830 0 _aReligion and the Social Order
_v21.
830 0 _aReligious Studies, Theology and Philosophy E-Books Online, Collection 2012, ISBN: 9789004223301.
856 4 _zDOI:
_uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004222687
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