Description
About the Author
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).
Reviews
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. -- Catherine Wessinger, Loyola University, New Orleans * 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. -- Catherine Wessinger, Loyola University, New Orleans * Utopian Studies *
Book Information
ISBN 9780761814177
Author Daniel A. Metraux
Format Paperback
Page Count 138
Imprint University Press of America
Publisher University Press of America
Weight(grams) 213g
Dimensions(mm) 227mm * 145mm * 12mm