Confronting Apocalyptic Terrorism: Lessons from France and Japan
Journal abstract Terrorists who believe they have a role to play in bringing about the apocalypse pose a serious threat to countries around the world. In their quest to eradicate[…]
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Confronting Apocalyptic Terrorism: Lessons from France and Japan
Journal abstract Terrorists who believe they have a role to play in bringing about the apocalypse pose a serious threat to countries around the world. In their quest to eradicate[…]
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In the aftermath of Aum Shinrikyo: lessons learned from the Japanese response
An analysis of the impact of the Aum Shinrikyo affair, and an application of lessons that can be learned from those events to contemporary discussions of radicalisation.
Destroying the world to save It : Aum Shinrikyō, apocalyptic violence and the new global terrorism
Lifton looks at Aum Shinrikyō, its orientations, members and activities and seeks to identify in particular the characteristics and psychological orientation of its guru, Asahara Shoko.
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Religion and social crisis in Japan : understanding Japanese society through the Aum affair
This collection of essays provides an outline of Aum’s turn to violence and an analysis of how different agencies and interest groups within Japan responded to the affair.
The potentiality of contemporary religion: Aum Shinrikyo and violence
Based on the sermons of Asahara Shoko (leader of Aum Shinrikyo), this book is one of the most extensive examinations of the relationship between religious doctrines and violence.
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Religious violence in contemporary Japan : the case of Aum Shinrikyo
Study of the Japanese religious movement Aum Shinrikyo, which released Sarin gas into the Tokyo transport system in 1995.
Violence and Restraint within Antifa: A View from the United States8 June, 2021
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