Religious Violence in Contemporary Japan : The Case of Aum Shinrikyo (Paperback)

Introduction ??; 1: A Death in the Culture of Coercive Asceticism ? Killing for Salvation, Religious Violence and Aum Shinriky? ?; 2: Compassionate Cruelty and the Cosmic Struggle ? The Life and Nature of Asahara Sh?k? ??; 3: Creation, Preservation and Destruction ? The Development and Nature of the Religion of Supreme Truth ?; 4: The World of the True Victors ? The Motivations, Experiences and Practices of Asahara's Followers ?; 5: Losing the Struggle ? From World Salvation to World Destruction, 1988?1990 ??; 6: Perpetual Conflict, Foreign Excursions and Cosmic Wars ? Conspiracies, Retribution and the Right to Kill ??; 7: The Violence of the Lambs ? Murder; Chaos, Vengeance, Power and Immortality ?; 8: Concluding Comments ? Aum Shinriky? and Religious Violence ?