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Religious Violence in Contemporary Japan: The Case of Aum Shinrikyo
Religious Violence in Contemporary Japan The Case of Aum Shinrikyo
Author: Ian Reader
This study looks at Aum's claims about itself and asks why a religious movement ostensibly focused on yoga, meditation, asceticism, and pursuit of enlightenment became involved in violent activities. Reader places the sect in the context of contemporary Japanese religious patterns, discussing developments in Asahara Shoko's personality and t...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780824823399
ISBN-10: 0824823397
Publication Date: 5/2000
Pages: 310
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Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Book Type: Hardcover
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