Chapter 1 Aum Shinrikyo and the Aum Generation Aum Shinrikyo Chapter 2 Aum's Appeal to Younger Japanese Chapter 3 The True Believers of Aum Chapter 4 The Voices of Aum Chapter 5 The Farce of the "Great Russian Salvation Tour and Ventures Elsewhere" Chapter 6 Conclusion Chapter 7 Cast of Characters Chapter 8 Time Line of Events in Aum History Chapter 9 Notes Chapter 10 Bibliography Chapter 11 Index
Daniel A. Metraux is Chair and Professor of Asian Studies at Mary Baldwin College and the author of The Lotus and the Maple Leaf (University Press of America, 1996).
This book makes a contribution to rounding out the picture of Aum
Shinrikyo, and lays the groundwork for future studies of members
who stayed or joined Aum after the Tokyo subway attack.
*Utopian Studies*
Investigates the motives of ordinary young members of the cult, who
joined for religious and social reasons and were generally
uninvolved in their terrorist activities: Why did they join? What
were their goals and expectations? Why did they choose to stay or
leave? The book also discusses the Aum phenomenon as a reflection
of alienation.
*Japan Quarterly*
This book makes a contribution to rounding out the picture of Aum
Shinrikyo, and lays the groundwork for future studies of members
who stayed or joined Aum after the Tokyo subway attack.
*Utopian Studies*
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