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

by Leon Festinger, Henry W. Riecken & Stanley Schachter

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  • 20th century
  • Language: English

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None of the 1 source behind this record supplied a summary of When prophecy fails: A social and psychological study of a modern group that predicted the destruction of the world. (1964). What the catalog does say:

Traditions: Prophecy, oracles, and revelation

Subjects: Social Sciences, Psychology, Social Psychology, Sociology, Sociology and Political Science, Chemistry, Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence, Group (periodic table)

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Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Prophecy, oracles, and revelation.

  • Prophecy, oracles, and revelation

    Controlled discovery queries from openalex matched “prophecy”. Retained metadata contains “Prophecy” in the title and “Prophecy” in the edition title.

    • “prophecy”· via OpenAlex
    • “Prophecy”· in title
    • “Prophecy”· in edition title

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1964-01-01Japan Society of Medical Entomology and Zoology; Medical Entomology and ZoologyEnglish—Unknown

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