Download Religious Violence in Contemporary Japan - PDF - EPUB - KINDLE - TXT Free

Religious Violence in Contemporary Japan pdf/epub/kindle/txt ebooks
By:Ian Reader
Published on 2000-01 by University of Hawaii Press

Download

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 and political movements that turned to violence, both in Japan and elsewhere. He concludes that Aum is not unique, nor is it solely a political or criminal terror group. It must rather be analyzed as an extreme example of a religious movement which, largely due to its own religious characteristics, came into friction with the surrounding society and developed into violence.

This Book was ranked at 38 by Google Books for keyword Religious.

Book ID of Religious Violence in Contemporary Japan's Books is CBzX7y3gwsEC, Book which was written byIan Readerhave ETAG "wPm1gJjS/Zw"

Book which was published by University of Hawaii Press since 2000-01 have ISBNs, ISBN 13 Code is 9780824823405 and ISBN 10 Code is 0824823400

Reading Mode in Text Status is false and Reading Mode in Image Status is true

Book which have "304 Pages" is Printed at BOOK under CategoryReligion

This Book was rated by Raters and have average rate at ""

This eBook Maturity (Adult Book) status is NOT_MATURE

Book was written in en

eBook Version Availability Status at PDF is true and in ePub is false

Religious Violence in Contemporary Japan Book Preview - PDF - EPUB - KINDLE - TXT

Download