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How prophecy lives /

Occasioned by reflections on the 50th anniversary of the publication of Festinger et al.'s When Prophecy Fails, this book examines social scientific prophecy research in the second half of the twentieth century, with particular attention to the question of the dynamics that inspired people to e...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Tumminia, Diana G., Swatos, William H., Jr., 1946-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden : Brill, 2011.
Colección:Religion and the social order ; v. 21.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Occasioned by reflections on the 50th anniversary of the publication of Festinger et al.'s When Prophecy Fails, this book examines social scientific prophecy research in the second half of the twentieth century, with particular attention to the question of the dynamics that inspired people to engage actively in such end-time activities.
Notas:Publ. on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the publication "When prophecy fails" by Leon Festinger.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (viii, 191 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9789004222687
9004222685
ISSN:1061-5210 ;