Aum Shinrikyō and religious terrorism in Japanese collective memory
In: A British Academy monograph
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In: A British Academy monograph
At the height of morning rush hour on March 20th, 1995, the deadly nerve gas sarin poured into the Tokyo subway system, killing 12 people and injuring 6,000 more. This horrifying attack on the public was carried out by the Aum Supreme Truth cult, a high-tech billion-dollar empire of New Age zealots led by Shoko Asahara, a charismatic charlatan. The story of Aum reads like science fiction or horror, but it is shockingly true. The cult recruited some of Japan's brightest
In March of 1995, agents of a Japanese religious cult attacked the Tokyo subway system with sarin, a gas twenty-six times as deadly as cyanide. Attempting to discover why, Murakami conducted hundreds of interviews with the people involved, from the survivors to the perpetrators to the relatives of those who died, and Underground is their story in their own voices. Concerned with the fundamental issues that led to the attack as well as these personal accounts, Underground is a document of what happened in Tokyo as well as a warning of what could happen anywhere. This is an enthralling and unique work of nonfiction that is timely and vital and as wonderfully executed as Murakamiʹs brilliant novels
In: Nordic Institute of Asian Studies monograph series 82
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In: Rand Corporation documented briefing series
In: The annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, Band 313, S. 76-78
ISSN: 0002-7162
The 3 major faiths have made efforts to discover common ground & define common concepts of recreation in relation to religious org's. Trends in leadership educ, camping, family recreation, & cooperation in community activities indicate the vigor of the religious groups & their awareness of the values inherent in the use of the increased phases of leisure. AAAPSS.
In: The annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, Band 313, Heft 1, S. 76-78
ISSN: 1552-3349
The three major faiths have made efforts to discover common ground and define common concepts of recreation in relation to religious organizations. Trends in leadership education, camping, family recreation, and co-operation in community activities indicate the vigor of the religious groups and their aware ness of the values inherent in the use of the increased phases of leisure.
In: Current sociology: journal of the International Sociological Association ISA, Band 21, Heft 2, S. 7-104
ISSN: 1461-7064
In: Religion, Globalization, and Culture, S. 203-232
In: Sociological analysis: SA ; a journal in the sociology of religion, Band 38, Heft 4, S. 414
ISSN: 2325-7873