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When prophecy fails : a social and psychological study of a modern group that predicted the destruction of the world Cover Image Book Book

When prophecy fails : a social and psychological study of a modern group that predicted the destruction of the world

Festinger, Leon 1919-1989 (Author). Riecken, Henry W. (Added Author). Schachter, Stanley, 1922-1997 (Added Author).

Summary: A classic text in social physiology that chronicles the experiences of a UFO cult that believed the end of the world was at hand. In effect, it is a social and phycological study of a modern group that predicted the destruction of the world, and the adjustments made when the prediction failed to materialize.

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  • ISBN: 9781684226207 (hardcover)
  • Physical Description: 253 pages ; 24 cm.
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  • Publisher: Eastford, CT: Martino Fine Books; 2021.

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General Note:
Originally published in 1956 by the University of Minnesota Press.
Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes index and bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note: Unfulfilled Prophecies and Disappointed Messiahs -- Teachings and Prophecies from Outer Space -- Spreading the Word on Earth -- The Long Wait for Orders -- Four Days of Very Imminent Salvation -- An Unfulfilled Prophecy and an Elated Prophet -- Reactions to Disconfirmation -- Alone and Dry -- Epilogue

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