What Really Happens When Prophecy Fails: The Case of Lubavitch
Until fairly recently Festinger's theory of cognitive dissonance has been the standard paradigm for understanding reactions to failed prophecy. This theory has been criticized on both empirical and theoretical grounds. Festinger's approach fails to pay sufficient attention to the perspecti...
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Oxford Univ. Press
2001
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Sociology of religion
Year: 2001, Volume: 62, Issue: 3, Pages: 383-401 |
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