Religion and social crisis in Japan : understanding Japanese society through the Aum affair
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Religion and social crisis in Japan : understanding Japanese society through the Aum affair
Palgrave, 2001
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  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. [211]-223) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
At the time Aum Shinrikyo emerged, most Japanese assumed that they lived in one of the most well-ordered and safest societies, a model that had much to offer the chaotic Western world. This assumption was shaken on 20 March 1995 when the deadly nerve gas sarin was released on the Tokyo subway system. Since that incident, the 'Aum affair' has had widespread repercussions and shaken the Japanese psyche in a serious way. This volume provides a window onto contemporary Japanese society by considering the various reactions and responses to this crisis precipitated by this deviant religious movement.
Table of Contents
- Preface Notes on the Contributors Introduction
- R.J.Kisala & M.R.Mullins The Evolution of Aum Shinrikyo as a Religious Movement
- S.Susumu The Reaction of the Police and Security Authorities to Aum Shinrikyo
- C.W.Hughes The Legal and Political Fallout of the 'Aum Affair'
- M.R.Mullins Opposition to Aum and the Rose of the 'Anti-Cult' Movement in Japan
- W.Manabu Religious Responses to the 'Aum Affair'
- R.J.Kisala Aum and the Media: Lost in the Cosmos and the Need to Know
- R.A.Gardner Back to Invented Tradition: A Nativist Response to a National Crisis
- M.Yukio When Prophecy Fails: The Response of Aum Members to the Crisis
- M.Michiko General Bibliography Index
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