@article{ref1,
title="Aum Shinrikyo: The Threshold Crossed",
journal="Journal of aggression, maltreatment and trauma",
year="2004",
author="Lifton, R. J.",
volume="9",
number="1-2",
pages="57-66",
abstract="Aum Shinrikyo and its guru, Shoko Asahara, burst into world consciousness in 1995 when the cult released sarin, a highly lethal nerve gas, into the Tokyo subway. Aum Shinrikyo emerged from the apocalyptic underbelly of Japanese society, but there is little that is uniquely Japanese about it. It epitomizes a category of cult led by a megalomanic guru who guided his disciples into induced mystical experiences in pursuit of his apocalyptic vision of renewing the world spiritually by initiating World War III and bringing about a biblical Armageddon.<p />",
language="",
issn="1092-6771",
doi="10.1300/J146v09n01_05",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/J146v09n01_05"
}