Religious Violence in Contemporary Japan: The Case of Aum Shinrikyo

by Ian Reader

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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 teachings, Aum's millennialism and its developing hostility toward society, and compares Aum with other religious...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0824823400

ISBN13:9780824823405

Release Date:May 2000

Publisher:University of Hawaii Press

Length:320 Pages

Weight:1.10 lbs.

Dimensions:1.0" x 5.5" x 8.6"

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Meditations Occult Political Science Politics & Government Politics & Social Sciences Religion Religion & Spirituality Social Science Social Sciences Specific Topics

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