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Aum Shinrikyō and religious terrorism in Japanese collective memory /

This is a comprehensive study of the competing memories of Aum Shinrikyo's religious terrorism. Interrogating an array of primary sources, including original interviews with victims and ex-members, the book reveals how clashing representations of the 'Aum Affair' have hindered social...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ushiyama, Rin (Author)
Corporate Author: Oxford University Press
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Published for the British Academy by Oxford University Press, [2023]
Series:British Academy monograph.
British Academy scholarship online.
Subjects:
Oumu Shinrikyō (Religious organization)
Terrorism > Religious aspects.
Terrorism > Japan > Tokyo.
Collective memory > Japan.
Terrorisme > Aspect religieux.
Terrorisme > Japon > Tōkyō.
Mémoire collective > Japon.
Collective memory
Terrorism
Terrorism > Religious aspects
Japan
Japan > Tokyo
Social services & welfare, criminology.
Society.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:This is a comprehensive study of the competing memories of Aum Shinrikyo's religious terrorism. Interrogating an array of primary sources, including original interviews with victims and ex-members, the book reveals how clashing representations of the 'Aum Affair' have hindered social repair and reconciliation.
Item Description:"This is an open access publication distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial No Derivatives 4.0 International licence (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)"--Title page verso.
Also issued in print: 2023.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xi, 217 pages) : illustrations (black and white).
Audience:Specialized.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191987663
0191987662