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Autor:
Diana G. Tumminia
Publikováno v:
Journal of Contemporary Ethnography. 31:675-705
This phenomenological analysis describes the author's encounter with the lifeworld of Unarius, an extraterrestrial contact group, which utilizes idiosyncratic procedures like dreams and past-life “memories” to verify what is real. The article exp
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https://doi.org/10.1177/089124102237821
https://doi.org/10.1177/089124102237821
Autor:
James R. Lewis, Diana G. Tumminia
Publikováno v:
A Study of the Movement of Spiritual Awareness
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https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137374196
https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137374196
Autor:
Diana G. Tumminia
This chapter revisits the author's ethnographic study of Unarius and its failed prophecy of the coming of spaceships that were to start a new millennium, a golden age of peace and interplanetary technology. The charismatic leader of Unarius, Ruth E.
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https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004222687_010
https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004222687_010
Autor:
Diana G. Tumminia
Publikováno v:
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 quest
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https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004222687_002
https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004222687_002
This article argues that, despite the significant body of theoretical work that has been carried out by anthropologists and others, the mythological dimension of new religions has been largely ignored. Using Unarius Society, feminist witchcraft, and
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https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780195369649.003.0016
https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780195369649.003.0016
Autor:
Diana G. Tumminia
Publikováno v:
When Prophecy Never Fails
Living myth is explored as a sacred narrative that is made and elaborated upon through a process of charismatic labor or interactional storytelling between leaders and followers of spiritual groups. The author considers the theories of Max Weber, Car
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https://doi.org/10.1093/0195176758.003.0004
https://doi.org/10.1093/0195176758.003.0004
Autor:
Diana G. Tumminia
Publikováno v:
When Prophecy Never Fails
Ruth Norman, who played the role of Uriel the Archangel, illustrates the power of charisma in a spiritual group. The death of a leader can affect the transition of authority as illustrated by several examples (e.g., Theosophy, ISKCON, Spirit Fruit Co
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https://doi.org/10.1093/0195176758.003.0009
https://doi.org/10.1093/0195176758.003.0009
Autor:
Diana G. Tumminia
Publikováno v:
When Prophecy Never Fails ISBN: 0195176758
When Prophecy Never Fails
When Prophecy Never Fails
The author describes the setting, entry into the field, and the difficulty of writing an ethnography about a group with an unusual worldview. She meets members, who are called students, and the coordinator named Antares. The students explain their sc
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https://doi.org/10.1093/0195176758.003.0002
https://doi.org/10.1093/0195176758.003.0002
Autor:
Diana G. Tumminia
Publikováno v:
When Prophecy Never Fails
This ethnography details the UFO religion, Unarius Academy of Science, and their belief system, which includes visions, channeling, dreams, myths, healing, past-life therapy, and recovered memories. From the theoretical perspective of the social cons
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https://doi.org/10.1093/0195176758.001.0001
https://doi.org/10.1093/0195176758.001.0001
Autor:
Diana G. Tumminia
Publikováno v:
When Prophecy Never Fails ISBN: 0195176758
When Prophecy Never Fails
When Prophecy Never Fails
The discussion revisits the criticisms of Leon Festinger’s cognitive dissonance theory by indicating alternative explanations of disconfirmed prophecy and adherence to irrational beliefs. Subsequent empirical research on actual prophecies show Fest
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https://doi.org/10.1093/0195176758.003.0011
https://doi.org/10.1093/0195176758.003.0011