LEADER 04169nam 2200685 a 450 001 9910781743703321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-283-28093-0 010 $a9786613280930 010 $a90-04-22268-5 024 7 $a10.1163/9789004222687 035 $a(CKB)2550000000048744 035 $a(EBL)773417 035 $a(OCoLC)754582342 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000652971 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11442744 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000652971 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10650572 035 $a(PQKB)10052739 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000554880 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12168997 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000554880 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10517109 035 $a(PQKB)10631268 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC773417 035 $a(OCoLC)756582819 035 $a(nllekb)BRILL9789004222687 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL773417 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10498904 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL328093 035 $a(PPN)174546289 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000048744 100 $a20110712d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aHow prophecy lives$b[electronic resource] /$fedited by Diana G. Tumminia and William H. Swatos, Jr 210 $aLeiden ;$aBoston $cBrill$d2011 215 $a1 online resource (201 p.) 225 1 $aReligion and the social order,$x1061-5210 ;$vv. 21 300 $aPubl. on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the publication "When prophecy fails" by Leon Festinger. 311 $a90-04-21560-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $tPreliminary Material /$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. 330 $aTaking its inspiration from the 50th anniversary of the publication of Festinger and others's 1956 seminal and controversial volume When Prophecy Fails , which introduced the notion of \'cognitive dissonance\' as an explanation for how a small group of flying saucer devotees handled the failure of a predicted visit from space aliens, this volume looks at both theoretical and empirical studies of religious groups for whom space beings and civilizations provided an inspiration to prepare for the nearness of events that would trigger \'the end of the world.\' Rather than examining merely the rationales adopted to account for the disappointments associated with such \'failures,\' the core of the present volume seeks to explore the dynamics that inspire not only such beliefs but also the vigorous participation in activities in which adherents engage to prepare for the coming of (or transport to) alien civilizations from \'outer space.\' 410 0$aReligion and the social order ;$vv. 21. 606 $aProphecy 615 0$aProphecy. 676 $a202/.117 701 $aTumminia$b Diana G$01553654 701 $aSwatos$b William H$01140698 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910781743703321 996 $aHow prophecy lives$93814345 997 $aUNINA