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When Prophecy Fails by Leon Festinger, Henry W. Riechen, Stanley SchachterHardcover, English text, very good condition.Extremely rare and hard to find first edition, 1956.\"When Prophecy Fails,\" a 1956 book by Leon Festinger, Henry Riecken, and Stanley Schachter, details a study of a small UFO cult that predicted the end of the world, focusing on how they coped when the prophecy failed. The book explores the concept of cognitive dissonance, the psychological discomfort experienced when holding conflicting beliefs, and how individuals within the cult adjusted their beliefs to reduce this dissonance. The study centered on a group called the \"Seekers,\" led by Dorothy Martin, who believed a great flood would destroy the world, but they would be saved by flying saucers. When the predicted date of the flood passed without incident, the group members did not abandon their beliefs, but instead, many became even more fervent in their conviction, reinterpreting the failed prophecy.