Expecting Armageddon - Essential Readings in Failed Prophecy (Hardcover)

The expectation to an end of time and the yearning for a millennial paradise have been recurring themes in Western religious thought. But what happens when prophecies fail? Does failure spell the end of the very movements that embrace such expectations?
The aim of this anthology is to gather together in one volume the essential research from the fields of sociology and psychology that seek to answer this intriguing question as first raised by Festnger in his 1956 work, When Prophecy Fails. Cross-cultural and comparative, this collection chonicles forty years of research into failed prophecy and response to the atending cognitive dissonance it produces that is at once timely and informative.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	2000
First published:	2000
Editors:	Jon R. Stone
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	294
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-92330-9
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Western philosophy > General Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Aspects of religions (non-Christian) > Theology > General Books > Philosophy > Western philosophy > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Aspects of religions (non-Christian) > Theology > General
LSN:	0-415-92330-1
Barcode:	9780415923309

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